<VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at stops

[Stephen Upham]

The housing is very clean.  The numbers because of the location were  
a little difficult to read accurately.
Here I what I think it says:

DELCO - REM
111 (or M or W) 0319     4M9

Stephen
On Sep 20, 2009, at 2:39 PM, ray smith wrote:

> Actually looking at my distributor the #'s are just below where the  
> black points wire goes into the dist.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
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> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:21:10
> To: <turbovair at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at stops
>
>
> I think I could find this in the service manual, but could you tell
> me where those numbers are located?  As far as checking to see if the
> curve has been changed, I wouldn't have a clue... time to seek out
> club members.
>
> Stephen
>
>
> On Sep 20, 2009, at 2:10 PM, ray smith wrote:
>
>> Check the distributor housing #'s to make sure you have the 110 PG
>> w/AC distributor that is curved for the 24deg initial advance  
>> setting.
>> Of course you Dad could have  recurved it and then you would have
>> to check it's advance curve and total/final advance # to know for
>> sure what you are dealing with.
>>
>> RCS
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Stephen Upham <contactsmu at sbcglobal.net>
>>
>> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:34:20
>> To: Jim McLott<Jim.McLott at DOR.GA.GOV>; Virtual
>> Vairs<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at  
>> stops
>>
>>
>> I'm going by the static timing recommendations in the Corvair Basics
>> book. If you look in the NOTES section at the bottom of the page it
>> reads:
>> ** 1965-67 cars with PG and A/C that have 24 degree timing scales
>> should be set to 24 degrees BTDC.
>>
>> Now, my car fits that description with a couple of notable exceptions
>> 1) the timing scale only goes to 18 degrees (may dad, a Corvair
>> mechanic owned the car for ten years before I got it.  It may or may
>> not be the original timing scale.  2) The A/C is not operative right
>> now and there is no compressor load on the engine.
>>
>> That said, should I reset it to 18 or leave it where it is?
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>>
>> On Sep 20, 2009, at 12:53 PM, Jim McLott wrote:
>>
>>> Stephan,
>>>
>>> No one else has mentioned it yet, but I'm wondering why you have
>>> the initial timing set to 24 degrees BTDC?  According to the 65
>>> shop manual and 66 supplement, the initial timing for a 110 w/PG is
>>> 14 degrees BTDC.  The only engine that needs 24 degrees of advance
>>> is the turbo.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure that having the advance set at 24 is causing the rough
>>> idle, but Christine is a '66 model with a 110/PG and she runs fine
>>> on 14 degrees of advance.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Jim McLott & Christine, the 1966 Monza convertible wonder-car
>>> Member: CORSA, Corvair Atlanta, Heart of GA Corvairs and Group Red
>>> (ret.)
>>> http://www.wittelaw.com/personal/groupred/mclott.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org on behalf of Stephen Upham
>>> Sent: Sat 9/19/2009 11:49 PM
>>> To: Virtual  Vairs
>>> Subject: <VV> 110 PG with rough idle and wanting to stall at stops
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>  After it warmed up, I checked the advance and it is where I have
>>> had it for the last five months at 24 BTDC.
>>>
>>> </snip>
>>>
>>> Stephen
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