<VV> Bucking / Stalling diagnostics

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Doug,
    I'd try putting in another ignition  coil.  Yours could be malfunctioning 
due to the heat buildup and then  return to normal after it has a chance to 
cool a bit.  If you have a good  spare, it's relatively quick to try.
    Good luck and let us know what works.
    Frank "aged things don't always work right"  Burkhard
 
In a message dated 7/3/2008 9:43:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net writes:

Two  things I'd look at first:

Intermittent point wire (assuming you're  using point). Copper wire breaks 
internally.
Clogged tank sock or  inline filter.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and  orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message  ----- 
From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh at yahoo.com>
To:  "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 03,  2008 9:23 AM
Subject: <VV> Bucking / Stalling  diagnostics


> OK all you diagnostics wizards, I need  help!
>
> My daughter's Spyder has an intermittant bucking /  stalling problem. This 
> has been going on, but progressively getting  worse, over the last few 
> months. In addition to the bucking /  stalling it had difficulty revving 
> over 4000 RPM and the tach needle  would wiggle and drop when it was 
> bucking. I found a very sloppy  distributor bushing and repaired that, 
> which seems to have cured  those problems. The car ran like a champ after 
> that for 2-3  days.
>
> But last night we went for a Corvair cruise out on the  back roads and 
> after about 30 minutes of spirited driving it started  acting up. Here are 
> the symptoms:







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