<VV> Corvair hesitation

[Jim Gammon]

I should have been more clear. Sometimes I think faster than I type. Not too hard when you hunt and peck.
 
I did a full tune up, points, plugs, cap, condenser, rotor, but not the wires, NAPA doesn't stock them locally. The car runs good, even when warm, but has the slightest hesitation at low revs and backfired once. 
 
Being as it runs great when cold, I suspect timing or mixture, perhaps a sticky rotator (vacuum advance) plate. I had that once with a Datsun. 
 
But I am having a problem reading the timing marks on the balancer/block. I'll try oil and sandpaper to make the marks more visible. 
 
Thanks for all the advice. 
 
Jim Gammon

--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


From: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: <VV> Corvair hesitation
To: "Jim Gammon" <gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com>
Cc: "VV" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 11:36 AM


Welcome. It sounds like a bad coil. When they get hot they wont deliver enough "lectricity" to spark the plugs. Good corvair club in NJ...look them up.
 MIKE KOVACS 



----- Original Message ----
From: Jim Gammon <gtpjimgammon at yahoo.com>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Tue, November 17, 2009 8:11:59 AM
Subject: <VV> Corvair hesitation

Hi all, I'm a new member - 64 Monza HT 
 
I bought this Monza, and it needed a tune up, it ran when cold, but died when warm. I did everything but timing, I can barely read the mark on the block. It runs great now until completely warm, then it has a slight hesitation problem. It isn't really bad, but I want to fix it. 
 
Could this be timing? What else? I filled it with regular, but I hear no pinging.
 
It had decent plugs, some brown deposits.
 
Thanks in advance.
 
Jim Gammon
Manasquan, NJ