<VV> EM Monza 102 PG stalling problem

[Frank DuVal]

The only difference is basically all the adjustments made at idle need 
to be made with the car in drive or reverse. Wheels blocked for safety. 
See a 62 shop manual for specs. Of course since you don't own a 62 you 
will not have the book!

 From the 62 shop manual:
Plug Gap:  .023 to .028
Plugs AC 46FF because of your short driving range. Someone may know 
equivalents available to you now.
Points .019 new  .016 used
Dwell  31° to 35°, 33° preferred
Timing @idle  13° BTDC  [or as much as you can give it with the fuel she 
is running before it pings when hot]
Idle speed (in drive)  500 RPM [this sounds low-may be higher if 
stalling is a problem][[interesting to note if a manual it is 600 RPM!]]
Premium fuel recommended 102 HP.



Also note when a car is reluctant to start in wet weather, or runs 
poorly in wet weather, also replace the spark plug wires. You can check 
this by running the engine at night and misting water on the wires. Look 
for arcs or ignition misses. I'll plug Seth's wires as replacements.

Frank DuVal

Jeffrey B. Aronson wrote:

>An island neighbor has a very nice '62 Monza convertible, 102 hp with 
>Powerglide. She reported to me that it was a very hard start in wet 
>weather, and that she was reluctant to drive it.
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>Assuming that it needed an ignition tune up as a minimum, I ordered 
>parts from Clarks. When I checked out the points, they were quite pitted 
>so I changed the points, condenser, rotor and cap. The car started right 
>up and idled well. However, when I pulled a few of the spark plugs, I 
>found them quite blackened with a dry soot. Nonetheless, the car idled 
>fine and the engine revved up smoothly with the car at rest. Later in 
>the day, the owner returned and she listened as I started up her car. 
>She was quite pleased, and I even saw her driving it [finally] the next 
>day. I had also checked the carbs with my Unisyn [they appeared 
>balanced], checked the oil [needs changing] and transmission fluid 
>[looked and smelled ok].
>
>This morning I found an email from her saying "the idle needs to be 
>turned up since it stalls constantly when trying to shift and get started."
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>I will go and check the obvious [loose wires, points gap, spark plug 
>wires], and I'm going to drive the car myself this morning - but I'd 
>appreciate advice on this as I've never had a car with any automatic 
>transmission. I should note that the car has sat for several years while 
>it was refurshied by an enthusiast on the mainland, and gets driven very 
>little here.
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Jeff
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