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RE: vopor lock

To: d t gebhard <kimkell@decaturnet.com>,
Subject: RE: vopor lock
From: elliottr@rmi.net
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 15:54:47 -0400 (EDT)
Dave,

I have had similar problems when the carb diaghram was ripped.    

Roger


On Tue, Jul 5, 2005 at 12:38 PM, d t gebhard wrote:

>         Well here it is 4th of July weekend and I'm not driving the
> > Spit...vapor lock or at least that's what I think it is. Symptoms, let it 
>idle
> > to get hot. drive away with plenty of go but then chugga,chugga,chugga,die.
> > Let cool, restart. Repeat. I've moved the fuel line to go near the firewall
> > and built what I thought to be an effective heat shield. I will entertain 
>any
> > and all ideas. It's still got the original fuel pump and stromburg carb.
> > 
> >             Thank
> >             Dave Gebhard
> >             1972 Spit





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