I have never had a problem with vapor lock on my Bricklin, but I have an
Avanti that has. I solved the problem by putting a thicker gasket under the
carburetor to reduce the heat that was being transferred from the intake
manifold. I know other folks who have installed an electric fuel pump - with
higher fuel pressure vapor can't stay in the line.
Here is an article that discusses some additional solutions.
http://www.ehow.com/how_8182993_prevent-fuel-vapor-lock.html
I understand that gas with ethanol is worse for causing vapor lock than the
pure gas older cars were designed to run on. Here is a website that lists
stations that still sell ethanol free gas.
http://www.buyrealgas.com/
Scott
-----Original Message-----
From: JLC <breton48@live.com>
To: 'bl' <bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 6:06 pm
Subject: Re: [Bricklin] 1975 Bricklin vapor lock problem
Hi... I was out with the Bricklin today and had to pull off the road once as
the engine died due to vapor lock... and got stuck in the middle of an
intersection ten miles further with the same problem.
A question to those who may have had the same issue: how did you solve the
vapor lock problem?
JLC
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