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This is the distributor. The miss was there before I put in the new hei distributor the same as it is now


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Has new wires and plugs and a brand new electronic distributor. Yes if you hold it a little above an idle is when you get the sputter.


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Thanks for the info vairguy. I only have single exhaust. May check with a heat gun


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Good morning
I have a 1964 with a miss. Rebuilt carburetors , brand new electronic ignition and each cylinder has 100-120 psi You don’t notice it at idle but when you rev it up you can hear it. Thanks in advance


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Very nice. And good luck with the restoration. Love the early models


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Very nice job


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GOOD EVENING Good news with a good compression tester compression is good . So I toke the carb apart and blew it all out and set float. It was ok any way. Now when you put your hand over the carb it makes a difference in the way it idols. the engine pulls down. But I still have a miss under a load. ...

The compression tester I was using was junk so I have another and am going to try it this week sometime. No more leakage than I am getting back through the tubes I would say it is normal leakage. I did the pressure test and nothing coming out of the intake or exhaust nothing that you can hear from t...

So I put ATF fluid on top of the cylinder to help find where it was leaking. So when I pressurized the cylinders with 75-100 PSI of compressed air I assume some was leaking by the pistons and turning into mist and coming back out the push rod tubes. A little not

HELLO I was asked to give some back ground . So am 59 years old I live in Missouri. I have been in industrial maintenance my whole adult life. I am currently a maintenance manager for a large factory . I recently purchased a 1964 two door Corvair with 3700 original miles I believe to be true. I got ...

I bought a 1964 with 37000 actual miles I believe to be true. I had a miss issue at any thing more than idle. I pulled plug wires off one at a time and found that all three cylinders on the right when I pulled the wires didn't make much difference to the way it idled. did a compression check and had...

Hello every one new to Corvair ownership I bought a beautiful 1964 2 door coupe I will be posting some tech questions Thanks for having this Forum