Would some pipe insulation wrapped around the float bowls help? And maybe a
rubber hose sleeve over the fuel line on the bulkhead leading to the fuel
pump?
John Quilter
'51 TD
Eugene, Oregon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <lawrie@britcars.com>
To: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>; "MG-T" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Mg-t] trouble starting
> Oliver,
>
> The new fuels which have ethanol in them vaporize more easily than gas
> used to. The heat of the engine is transmitted via the manifold studs
> directly into the carburetors so you end up trying to re-start the engine
> with fuel that's not mixing with the air the way it should. This problem
> has affected lots of folks in recent years.
>
> The cure I've found is to insulate the carbs from the manifold with
> spacers like the TF, MGA, MGB, etc. used. If you have 1-12" carbs you can
> use TF spacers and studs to replace the TD bolts (and new gaskets, of
> course). If you have 1-1/4" carbs, I have a local supplier of the correct
> size spacers which we had made up to solve this very problem on TCs and
> TDs. They're not cheap ($30 a pair, as they were custom-made in a small
> run) and you still need to buy 4 gaskets and studs and nuts, but they
> really do eliminate the problem.
>
> Lawrie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "oliver" <sumton@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "MG-T" <mg-t@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 7:04 PM
> Subject: [Mg-t] trouble starting
>
>
>> greetings from Dallas, where on a good evening the temperature drops to
>> almost
>> 80.
>>
>> we were out in the car, about twilight. almost an hour later weather.com
>> says
>> the ambient temperature is 90
>>
>> we drove the car for about 10 - 15 minutes, then parked for about 10 - 15
>> minutes. it would not start, although it seemed to catch for maybe one
>> cycle
>> or less.
>>
>> fortunately, we were parked on a hill, and I was able to push start it.
>> it
>> was very jerky for about 20 seconds, then ran just fine for the 15 minute
>> drive home.
>>
>> vapor lock?
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