<VV> Engine problem -- Help??

[Jim Houston]

Changed the coil today -- drove the car and the problem is no longer 
there...  :)   There is a slight miss on acceleration that I attribute 
to the valve adjustment on a couple of cylinders, but the idle is right 
where it is supposed to be...  Guess the later posts about aftermarket 
coils (Accel in this case) are true.  Put the plain old stock coil on to 
fix the problem..  Thanks for all of the replies and suggestions!!!

Jim Houston

J R Read_HML wrote:
> Got a spare (known good) coil to try on it?
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Houston" <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
> To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:34 PM
> Subject: <VV> Engine problem -- Help??
>
>
>> I drove my Corvair to a local car show this morning and discovered? a
>> problem. When cold, the car runs fine.  After I had driven about 10
>> miles (at 55mph), I had to stop at a light.  When I accelerated away
>> from the light, the engine stumbled, missed, and generally told me it
>> wasn't happy.  If I mashed down harder on the throttle, it would bog
>> down totally -- if I eased up on the throttle, it would accelerate
>> smoothly.  At cruise, completely smooth..  then when I arrived at the
>> show, it wouldn't idle at all..  just quit.  It would start up okay and
>> as long as the rpm stayed above 800 or so, it would run..  Coming home
>> after the show, same thing - ran fine at 55 cruise, but didn't like to
>> accelerate and wouldn't idle.  I let it cool off for 5 hours and I just
>> drove it again.  It's fine again ... I didn't drive it long enough to
>> warm it up, but I'm sure it will repeat the symptoms.  For the record,
>> the engine ran fine last Sept when I removed it, points/condenser are
>> new.  Timing is right on at 14 BTDC and dwell is within 2 degrees of the
>> book value.  Chokes on carbs come on when cold, and open when they heat
>> up.  Any suggestions on where to start looking would be appreciated.
>>
>> Jim Houston
>> '65 Corsa coupe (with 110 for now)
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