Well........
After much tinkering, cussing and just general looking, I think I've got
it! Joe C. is most right...lack of venting. Carbon canister is shot.
Doug was next. I found after much fiddling that there is/was an air leak
at the choke devise. The threaded part that activates the choke is stripped
causing an air leak.
I put new condenser and points in and checked/set timing(was off by 4
degrees-2 BTDC) This is what I believe contributed to the vapor lock/over
heat type of symptoms.
DTG
----- Original Message -----
From: "d t gebhard" <kimkell@decaturnet.com>
To: "Spit List" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 12:38 PM
Subject: vopor lock
> 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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