<VV> carburetor problems?

[Jay Ciampi]

You mean that's  'Corvair Normal' Harry?      GGG

Jay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: "Jay Ciampi" <jciampi at embarqmail.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:18 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> carburetor problems?


> Hmmm. I thought that was normal.  :)
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman garage and orphanage
> Perryman, MD
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jay Ciampi" <jciampi at embarqmail.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:49 PM
> Subject: <VV> carburetor problems?
>
>
>>I am back with the same hard-starting problem with my 64  95hp engine
>>(actually it is a 65 block in my 64 coupe), but anyway I had replaced the
>>fuel pump with a NEW one from a West coast vendor  and thought I had the
>>problem licked.   NOT!   It is back to hard starting when the car has sat
>>in my carport for a few days.  once I get it running, and run it for
>>awhile, it starts right up every time.  Let it sit for 2 or 3 days and 
>>back
>>to square one,so to speak.
>> I rebuilt the carbs from a kit. I don't have a real breakdown schematic 
>> of
>> one of these carbs to go by. Is there a check valve in the carb that
>> shouldn't let the fuel run out of the bowl?  I have not opened the 
>> bowl(s)
>> up yet to check there status, but I guess that is next. I know when I
>> changed the fuel pump out, I took the feed tubing out of the lH carb and
>> there wasn't a drop of fuel in the tubing. None in the outlet of the fuel
>> pump either.  Being a "shade-tree" guy, I am not a carb expert, by any
>> means.
>>
>> I am looking for some advice from more experienced Vair guys as to what 
>> to
>> do next.
>>
>>
>> Jay Ciampi
>> CORSA
>> 1964 Monza/95 hp/PG
>> Lake Placid, FL.
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