<VV> Drive your Corvair Day... I'm getting closer !

[Bryan Blackwell]

Hi Shaun,

Well, it depends on who the "you" is (how's that for grammar? :-)  I  
wasn't really referring to a mechanical limit, more that I wouldn't  
expect someone doing this for the first time to get it timed  
exactly.  I'm quite sure that if the "you" is really "you" (or  
perhaps even "me" :-) that the timing will be dead on - I did one  
last weekend and it required no additional adjustment.  But I didn't  
want Charles too hung up on getting it perfect when adjusting it to  
within a degree or two is sufficient to fire the engine.

I should point out that I find the main reason it will be  
significantly wrong is that the spark fires just as the points open,  
and it's easy to get mixed up as to which side of the points lobe you  
need to be on.  I find turning the crank with a wrench while the cap  
is off helps me keep it straight.

BTW, I couldn't drive a Corvair yesterday - the '66 was my only  
choice, and I'd heard some gear whine when I drove it a little after  
the piston transplant.  I did jack it up last night, and sure enough  
the diff is kind of dry.  I'll pour some in tonight and take it out  
this weekend, tho.  Hopefully the leak isn't too bad for now.

--Bryan

On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Shaun McGarvey wrote:

>> If you have points, you can static time the engine so it will be
>> within a degree or two.
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
> Here's a misconception, Bryan. With "normal" cars that have a  
> timing chain
> or belt, a little slack can creep into the eqation, so that, yes  
> you are
> setting within a degree or two, BUT with a Corvair which has timing  
> gears,
> no slack is present, enabling us to static time the initial advance  
> to be
> right on the money.
> How's that for a run-on sentence?
>
> yea, Vairily ... Shaun