On 3/29/2018 1:32 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Bob J Jones > wrote:
>> For about a year now, the car stumbles when going around corners, where I
>> can't figure out what the stumbling is due to.
>>
>> It didn't used to be so consistent but it's getting worse over time so now
>> it's finally noticeable that it's the turns and not something else that
>> makes it stumble for a split second.
>>
>> What should I look for to see why an engine stumbles momentarily around
>> corners, but doesn't set the CEL or any pending OBD codes?
>
> If it's a Studebaker, check to see there's no junk at the bottom of the carb.
> It fills up, and even a small sway to the side causes the fuel to slosh from
> side to side and you get brief fuel starvation.
> --scott
>
Same for Corvairs. The fix is to re mount the carbs 90
degrees off so they don't slosh/starve in turns:
http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...ast/4carbs.jpg
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