In <3.0.32.19970712072338.0069c5f4@pop.pipeline.com>, Ronald Olds wrote:
>I will try this again. I have been recieving message from this list but
>haven't been able to send any out. It appears I was no longer subscribed
>even though I have been recieving mail.
>
>I neighbor of mine has a TF which the way she discribes it sounds like
>vapor lock. Can any one tell me if TF's are known for this and if so is
>there a cure?
>
All of the T's suffer from vapor lock, which is especially aggravated
in hot weather (ambient temp >95 or so). In mine it will run OK, but
if I stop for just a minute or two it is very difficult to start and
"surges" (runs/relaxes) for several minutes. Ya gotta figure that
having the float chambers about two inches from the exhaust pipe has
something to do with this.... Only thing I can suggest is to double
check and make sure that the heat shield is intact. It is a kind of
sandwich, and all of that good asbestos can fall out, which severely
compromises its efficiency. I have seen tinfoil on gas lines etc but
I don't think that does any good. The only solution I know to be
effective is wait until fall.
A. B. Bonds
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