<VV> Old Cars Weekly --> 1969 performance issues

[Charlie]

The performance on my #3328 1969 Monza 140 4-speed (in NY) was truly
abominable until I just ripped out the smog equipment, doubling my gas
mileage (from 12 to 20+) and with incredible performance ~ 

I know this is a very subjective assessment, but the dealer could do nothing
legally, but the results were that I had a car that finally lived up to what
my previous Corsa's expectations! 

Without the smog pumps, it was everything I expected, and the performance
impressed a lot of muscle car in "unsanctioned events"!  I was a happy
camper, finally!

There were a lot of minor assembly flaws, like gooped up sealers dripping
over carpet edges, and a warped front deck lid, but I understand that they
just pushed these out the door getting ready to make what came next in that
plant.

BTW, what did they build in that plant after they cleaned out all the unique
Corvair tooling?

Charlie


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Like Dave I've had less than the best experience with the last of the late
model Corvairs.  It seemed like every '68 I've owned or driven had a
misadjusted driver's door (you had to lift up on the handle to close it
smoothly--even on the one I bought new) for instance.  But the biggest
problem was the A.I.R. (smog) carbs and doing tune-ups.  I had to rebalance
and fine tune the carbs and timing on every '68 I've owned and the '68 and
'69 models of friends (and acquaintances I tried to get to join our clubs)
before they would idle smoothly and accelerate without stumbling.  The
UniSyn tool was invaluable. Vacuum leaks were a bigger problem than
pre-A.I.R.-smog engines as well.  Just like that last Monza 140 road-test by
Motor Trend, the last cars just didn't seem to arrive from the factory
running well.

But once sorted out they were great cars too (but just a bit slower because
of the smog pump drag--though some guys did like the "sound of my turbo"
when they heard the A.I.R. pump winding up).

Bob Hall
Group Corvair
Corvanatics
CORSA
 
 
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Because the '69 was such a POS, we still have the car.  It needs paint (the
crappy paint was one of the issues), but it only has 25K miles on it.
Someday I'll get it painted.  I drove it for three years, then media blasted
the undercarriage and stripped the paint (it's currently still in primer).


Dave Keillor


 
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