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I forgot another major mitigating factor in the vapour lock issue.
Ethanol laced fuels have a significantly lower boiling point than straight
petrol ... not a problem in cars with the fuel pump submerged in the fuel
tank but a major issue for our cars.
M
On Mon., Jun. 22, 2020, 9:30 a.m. Perry via Healeys, <healeys@autox.team.ne=
t>
wrote:
> Assuming that the problem is vapor lock, but we can not determine where i=
n
> the fuel system the overheating occurs, can we make the assumption that t=
he
> factory understood the problem and moved the fuel pump to the right side =
of
> the then BT and BN7=E2=80=99s in January 1962 in order to fix it? For in=
stance do
> we have evidence/experience that the vapor lock is also occurring in cars
> built after the pump was relocated?
>
> Perry
>
>
>
> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986> for
> Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *editorgary--- via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Sent: *Monday, June 22, 2020 8:59 AM
> *To: *healeys@autox.team.net
> *Subject: *[Healeys] Tapping Fuel Pump TIps
>
>
>
> Thanks, everyone, for your collective wisdom on the fuel pump. Given that
> the car restarted without issue after sitting in the parking lot of the
> winery for two hours, and when I filled up the tank on the way back to th=
e
> garage, with an 18 mpg indicated for the 75 mile run, I'm going to conclu=
de
> that it was just vapor lock from the 15 miles in traffic at 95 degrees
> during the middle of the day.
>
> Thanks for giving me an explanation that fitted the circumstances and mad=
e
> me feel better about the day's experience. Now I'm looking forward to
> getting up into the coastal mountains for more runs this summer. The car
> has been too many recent summers without any good touring, while I lived =
in
> the increasingly densely trafficked SF Bay Area. Really happy with all of
> this Covid stuff to be up here in idyllic Oregon.
>
>
>
> Best
>
> Gary Anderson
>
>
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<div dir=3D"auto">I forgot another major mitigating=C2=A0factor in the vapo=
ur lock issue.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">Ethanol laced fuels have a significan=
tly lower boiling point than straight petrol ... not a problem in cars with=
the fuel pump submerged in the fuel tank but a major issue for our cars.</=
div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">M</div></div><br><div cla=
ss=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon., Jun. 22, =
2020, 9:30 a.m. Perry via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team=
.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-l=
eft:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"blue" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div class=3D"=
m_5826411769722050405WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Assuming that the=
problem is vapor lock, but we can not determine where in the fuel system t=
he overheating occurs, can we make the assumption that the factory understo=
od the problem and moved the fuel pump to the right side of the then BT and=
BN7=E2=80=99s in January 1962 in order to fix it?=C2=A0 For instance do we=
have evidence/experience that the vapor lock is also occurring in cars bui=
lt after the pump was relocated? </p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Perry</p><p cla=
ss=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">Sent from <=
a href=3D"https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D550986"; target=3D"_blan=
k" rel=3D"noreferrer">Mail</a> for Windows 10</p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u>=
</u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0=
pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;p=
adding:0in"><b>From: </b><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; target=
=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">editorgary--- via Healeys</a><br><b>Sent: </=
b>Monday, June 22, 2020 8:59 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:healeys@aut=
ox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a=
><br><b>Subject: </b>[Healeys] Tapping Fuel Pump TIps</p></div><p class=3D"=
MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span s=
tyle=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:bla=
ck">Thanks, everyone, for your collective wisdom on the fuel pump. Given th=
at the car restarted without issue after sitting in the parking lot of the =
winery for two hours, and when I filled up the tank on the way back to the =
garage, with an 18 mpg indicated for the 75 mile run, I'm going to conc=
lude that it was just vapor lock from the 15 miles in traffic at 95 degrees=
during the middle of the day. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=
=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial"=
;,sans-serif;color:black">Thanks for giving me an explanation that fitted t=
he circumstances and made me feel better about the day's experience. No=
w I'm looking forward to getting up into the coastal mountains for more=
runs this summer. The car has been too many recent summers without any goo=
d touring, while I lived in the increasingly densely trafficked SF Bay Area=
. Really happy with all of this Covid stuff to be up here in idyllic Oregon=
.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"=
font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u><=
/u>=C2=A0<u></u></span></p></div><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bes=
t<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D=
"font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Gar=
y Anderson<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u><=
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