<VV> Starting 4 year Dormant Car

[MarK Durham]

Also, If the carbs are getting gas usually you can keep it going by using
the throttle by pumping gas from the accelerator pumps and I assume Smitty
tried that. Since its had several sets of carbs on it, the filters would
have been checked for flow too.
Right Smitty?
Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
62 coupe 4 speed Red/Red
On Aug 15, 2014 7:22 AM, "jlstuk at juno.com" <jlstuk at juno.com> wrote:

> Mark, will it stay running if you shoot some starting fluid in the carbs
> when it starts to die. If so, then I would look at the carb filters if
> 1960's have them.   JIm Stukenborg
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: MarK Durham via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> To: Smitty <vairologist at cox.net>
> Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Starting 4 year Dormant Car
> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:46:09 -0700
>
> Are you sure you have good spark? Is the resistance wire bad or the coil
> weak? The backfiring could be an electrical issue.
> Mark Durham Hauser Idaho
> 62 Coupe Red/Red 4 speed
> On Aug 14, 2014 10:11 PM, "Smitty via VirtualVairs" <
> virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>
> > Smitty Says;   An elderly clubbie that lives 65 miles away has asked me
> to
> > get his car running so he can sell it.  I want to be a nice guy but the
> fun
> > is gone after 3 round trips to get it going.  I’d like to have some
> > suggestions or thoughts I can follow up on.
> > 60 model with very good engine.  Good compression , Good valves.  Carbs
> > have been cleaned and rebuilt and even swapped out for other rebuilt
> > carbs.  Fuel pressure is up to 7 psi for the short times it is running.
>  It
> > will start and run for 3-4 seconds and then die.  Not even long enough to
> > use up the fuel in the bowls.  This can be repeated any time.  Fuel is
> > being supplied by a outboard motor gas tank with priming bulb.  Other
> > times  I have used a lawnmower fill can sitting in front of the engine
> > lid.  Plenty of gravity).  I Don’t know if I trust the accuracy of the
> fuel
> > gage all that much but the bowls are filling rapidly and and the float
> > valves are handling the pressure OK.  The proven good fuel pump was
> > replaced with another known good pump  During trouble shooting the
> > distributor was found to be in lousy condition.  Flyweight springs were
> > loose and timing was flopping all over the place.  The springs were
> > replaced. Points were making electrical contact most of the time.  gg.
> >  Corrosion on faces.  Those were replaced  Internal plate ground wire was
> > broken.  Timing is set at 4 degrees as per the book.  Vac advance is
> > stroking like it should.  I didn’t expect those things to fix the
> problem
> > and they did improve it while it was running but didn’t keep it from
> dying.
> > I am convinced the problem is fuel but due to the non changes with
> > different carbs I will now believe anything.  Quite a bit of backfiring
> > indicates a going lean condition as the engine dies.  This afternoon ,
> > grasping at straws, I changed the plugs which contributed nothing.   Come
> > on guys, I need some answers.  I’m too damn old to be taking this kind
> of
> > abuse.
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