Another thing you can try is different fuel. Many smaller cars exhibit
this feature when using Ethanol based fuels and seems to go away if you
use something Ethanol free. My dad, a farmer who supported corn-fuel,
kept using Ethanol in his Opel and just carried around a cooler full of
ice to cool the intake manifold/carburator. I'm serious. That's
dedication to a cause.
>From: "Lawrence R Zink" <zink@pdq.net>
>To: "Nathan Coraor" <ndc12@scasd.k12.pa.us>,
> "Triumphs" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Spitfire stalling problem
>Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 16:21:36 -0500
>Reply-To: "Lawrence R Zink" <zink@pdq.net>
>
>
>It sounds as if you are descibing a classic case of vapor lock. The
fuel in
>the fuel line becomes vaporized due to the extreem heat under the hood
and
>the engine actually runs out of fuel until coller gas gets to the carb.
You
>carb can be tuned perfectly and it will not cure your problem.
>You can facilitate the cool down process by opening up the hood and
letting
>the cooler outside air more readily circulate around the engine bay.
>Or you can go to the expense of buying a "cool can" from your local
speed
>shop and install in your fuel line.
>
>Larry Zink
>1964 Spitfire4 Mk1
>Houston, Texas
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Nathan Coraor <ndc12@scasd.k12.pa.us>
>To: Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Sunday, May 31, 1998 2:24 PM
>Subject: Spitfire stalling problem
>
>
>>
>>I have an '80 Spitfire and for the past few years I've had a problem
in the
>>summer. It seems that if you are making a lot of short trips (go
>>somewhere, park, go somewhere else, park) in a short period of time
when
>>it's hot out, the car starts to stall out. It kind of jumps a bit,
and
>>then if it's really bad, it'll die and you can't get it started for 45
>>minutes to a few hours. I suspect that the carb isn't tuned right
(Weber)
>>but I'm not sure. If anyone has any ideas I'm open...
>>
>>--Nate
>>
>>[----------------]
>>
>>Nathan Coraor
>>'80 Spitfire. plus rust.
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