<VV> Carb repair update

[shortle]

You should see a distinct squirt of gas when operating the throttle from the accelerator pumps.Make sure you have no vacuum leaks at all the usual places (vacuum balance tube,carb. base,etc.). Then I would screw in the idle adjusting screws to open the throttles slightly. Remember the manuals were written with the understanding that everything was tight and fairly new- in other words no looseness/worn linkage.
With practice (which you are now getting) you will not be a rookie for long.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado

-----Original Message-----
>From: Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
>Sent: Jul 23, 2008 8:49 AM
>To: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Subject: <VV> Carb repair update
>
>I reinstalled the driver's side carb (the one that had been leaking  
>gas though the venturi) and reconnected everything.  I then balanced  
>the carbs using the '65 manual method.  The pressure regulator is set  
>at 3 1/2 lbs.  I turned on the new electric pump and let it run for  
>about five minutes to check for gas leaks.  All was normal.  I  
>started the car and it started and ran, but acted like the idle was  
>set too low.  I used my hand at the cross over to increase the gas.   
>It ran like that for about a minute at about 1200-1500 rpm.  I tried  
>to gradually decrease the throttle to see if it would idle.  It  
>died.  When I tried to restart, it would turn over, but it wouldn't  
>stay running.  I examined the venturi clusters to see if it had  
>developed another leak.  The left side seemed dry and the right moist  
>in the barrels.  I then pushed the throttle at the cross over with  
>the engine off but the pump running to see if it was pumping gas.  I  
>don't see any gas in the left and a vapor cloud appears in the right.  
>And now...???
>
>Stephen "carb repair best not left to rookies working 'alone' " Upham
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