<VV> Engine issue

[shortle]

By the part number on the distributor. This will at least tell you if you have the correct part for the engine. It will not tell you if someone has modified this part. But any mod would affect all cylinders. I have not been following this too closely but what are you using for pistons? They are old and used? At some point parts do wear out and not installing new good quality items you are asking for trouble. If I want to drive my cars long distance (I do) they must be reliable (they are). Therefore, I suggest a good engine overhaul using good quality parts.
Timothy Shortle in (cold) Durango Colorado


-----Original Message-----
>From: Bill Bicknell <bicknell at cfanet.com>
>Sent: Nov 29, 2010 7:11 PM
>To: BobHelt at aol.com, VIRTUALVAIRS at CORVAIR.ORG
>Subject: Re: <VV> Engine issue
>
>Thanks for comments.  I will pull pan and check timing the way you suggest.
>I suspected this too, even though I was careful with the installation, due
>to the excessive distributor timing required.  How do you identify the
>correct distributor for a given engine?
>
>Bill
>
> 
>
>From: BobHelt at aol.com [mailto:BobHelt at aol.com] 
>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 5:01 PM
>To: bicknell at cfanet.com; VIRTUALVAIRS at CORVAIR.ORG
>Subject: Re: <VV> Engine issue
>
> 
>
>In a message dated 11/29/2010 12:10:08 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
>bicknell at cfanet.com writes:
>
>I also changed rings and bearings and
>timed the camshaft to the crankshaft as accurately as I could determine.
>This seemed to be a challenge.  I used keyway positions checking with
>machine squares. 
>
>Bill,
>
>You may have offset the cam timing. What you used is not that accurate. You
>should have used the timing marks on both gears. I suggest that you drop the
>oil pan and check to see that the cam gear timing mark "0" (on the front of
>the gear) is perfectly aligned with the cases parting line. To get there set
>the ign damper/pulley at the zero scale point with the dist rotor pointing
>to the #1 plug terminal.
>
> 
>
>18 deg is excessive and will cause detonation and problems. Do you have the
>correct distrbutor?
>
> 
>
>Regards,
>
>Bob Helt
>
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