<VV> 65 Monza 110hp engine question

[Larry Forman]

Thanks, everyone, for helping me understand my error about extended tip 
spark plugs for Corvairs.  I have now replaced the stock points with an 
Ignitor I and a moderately hot coil that came with the car and the 
engine does run and sound better.   I am currently still using the 
Autolite 425s it came with but will replace them with some new copper 
spark plugs for 67 Beetles.  I am leaning towards the Bosch simply 
because I had such good luck over the years with the W8AC Bosch plugs 
and because they were a bargain.  I am finding some difficulty in 
getting various copper Beetle plugs for cheap at local FLAPs with the 
notable exception of the Autolite 425s, but will keep looking for 
alternatives.  If needed I can always order on-line as new plugs are not 
urgent for me.

Some people had told me that I could open up the spark plug gap with a 
hotter coil and the Ignitor, but I found an engine miss when I did that 
at 0.040" gap.   I might experiment with a hotter coil (Flamethrower I 
have on hand or perhaps something else laying around) and since I have 
an ignition scope, I should be able to compare how it works.

For now, I have noticed some difficulty balancing the carbs, especially 
since one has a fairly loose carb throttle shaft.  It should be noted 
that the carbs were supposedly rebuilt with the engine about 7K miles 
ago.   I always begin to doubt things when I see something like a loose 
carb throttle shaft after a rebuild when that is so obviously an error.  
I am close to starting to rebuild the carbs and see how it performs once 
that is done.

Thanks, again, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving,

Larry

On 11/21/2017 8:53 PM, FrankDuVal via VirtualVairs wrote:
> By the way, there is an AC spark plug chart at the bottom of this 
> email. Click on link to see.
>
>
> On 11/21/2017 1:09 AM, FrankDuVal via VirtualVairs wrote:
>>
>>
>> Corvair (all engines) used 44FF or 46FF originally. Now all you can 
>> get is single F suffix.
>>
>> AC 46N was the 3/4" reach spark plug for inline Chevrolet sixes.
>>
>> Corvair NEVER used 3/4" reach.
>>
>> Frank DuVal
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