<VV> idle circuit repair tip

[Mark Durham]

The garage door opener wire may be too big. Evidently, the person
quoting the #10 guage stranded wire felt that size fit into the
passages best. Also, note that wire sizes are standardized. They all
must have the same current carrying capacity for the wire size, so
material and size of the strands should be close. So, any #10 stranded
wire should do it. Some are rated differently due to the type of
protective sheath the wire has on it.

Also, try blowing the circuits out with compressed air. Others have
said that has helped a poor running car run better. Pull the idle
mixture screw and blow it out, then put it back in.
Mark Durham

On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 6:52 PM, J R Read <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> DP,
>
> Would the two strand wire used for garage door openers do it?
>
> Later, JR
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Pleau" <dpleau at wavecable.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> dumb question: tech guide carb idle circuit repair tip
>
>
>> It's a piece of standard telephone wire.  I'm not sure where you would get
>> one now.  When I used to breadboard electrical circuits, I had a bunch.
>>
>> This goes back a few years, but you may be able to by a foot of doorbell
>> wire from Home Depot or Lowes and if it is solid, strip the insulation
>> down
>> to the bare copper strand and you got it.
>>
>> dp
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
>> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Ramon Rodriguez III
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 5:54 PM
>> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>> Subject: <VV> dumb question: tech guide carb idle circuit repair tip
>>
>> Hey folks,
>>
>>     In the Corsa tech guide there is a tip for clearing the idle passages
>> of Corvair carbs using a strand from "Standard brand #10 wire" but I can't
>> find "Standard brand" anywhere...  I assume that "brand" means that
>> Standard
>> is the brand name and that he doesn't just mean "any standard #10 wire",
>> which makes sense because it is the diameter of a single unwound strand
>> that
>> is important which would likely vary from one brand to another.
>>
>>     If I can't find this stuff I guess I'll have to go wire shopping with
>> a
>> micrometer in hand =P.  I checked amazon and did just a googe search for
>> "Standard Brand wire" and had no luck finding such a brand name.  If
>> anyone
>> knows where to find this (checked the local hardware store already) please
>> let me know, or if anyone knows a readily available alternative with the
>> proper thickness and stiffness required to try this trick.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
>> Lake Ariel, PA
>>
>>
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