<VV> Mechanical advance

[dennis dorogi]

My neighbor is going to be 91 in September.  He is a former Chevy mechanic 
and he always solves any problem I have with my corvairs.  It is amazing to 
watch him balance the carbs by feeling the vacuum  with his finger tips. 
The cars alway run sweet when he is finished.  Neat old guy, and he is in 
much better shape than I am.  I feel privileged to be his neighbor.

Dennis D

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "PETER INMAN" <monza1965 at yahoo.com>
To: "virtual vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 10:13 PM
Subject: <VV> Mechanical advance


Today an old Corvair guy, (85) visited me and helped me figure out what my 
problem was on my 61 Rampside. It just wasnt running strong at above 
midrange speeds. I tried everything and couldnt solve the problem. What I 
love about the older guys is they just lean over and listen, think for a few 
minutes and make a wild guess at whats ailing and seems like every time get 
it right. After some thought he said its in the ignition. Didnt hardly think 
so because everything was new and set to the best of my ability. I`ve been 
weeks working at this. Well out came the distributer, totally disasembled 
every part and put the touch on the mechanical advance parts. He said the 
counter weights wernt working properly and when its all togher we should see 
an improvement. An hour later went for a spin and couldnt believe how much 
power that 80 HP has. He said he knows that the 80 will top out good because 
his 60 had no problem going over 80MPH and what fun it is hearing
 stories from guys way ahead of their time talk about how much they loved 
their Corvairs. A couple times I have gone to him for help and he gets it 
every time.
This story is to give praise to all the old timers and thank you all for the 
things learned over time and the wisdom that comes with age. I hope someday 
to be able to help others with Corvair problems. I know things that I learn 
from my piers I will never forget. Lessons well learned.
Still stumbles a little at no throtle in high gear around town. Any ideas?

Pete Inman
61 Rampside 80
65 Monza 110
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