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In a message dated 6/10/2011 1:09:10 AM Central Daylight Time,=20
auprichard@uprichard.net writes:=20
> Thinking this was vapor lock, I re-routed the gas line and fitted a heat=
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> shield.=20
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> Today was 97 degrees and I tested my hypothesis. Drove until it was hot=
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> and then parked it in front of the house. After 30 minutes, started it u=
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> and it was a repeat performance. Ran rough and then died. Checked the plu=
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> =E2=80=93 they were all very sooty. Would you expect this from vapor loc=
k? And=20
> where do you go from here =E2=80=93 coat the exhaust manifold?
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I thought vapor lock was starvation due to the fact that the fuel pump=20
can't pump vapor. You may have issues with the float valves in the carb. =
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it make any difference if the tank is full vs. near empty? Do you have the=
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fuel shutoff valve? If so what happens if you close it?
Dave
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<HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=
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10 AM Central Daylight Time, auprichard@uprichard.net writes: <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEF=
T: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Thinking this was vapor lock,=
I re-routed the gas line and fitted a heat shield. </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"=
#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D3 PTSI=
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0"> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-CO=
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: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D=
"0">Today was 97 degrees and I tested my hypothesis. Drove until it w=
as hot and then parked it in front of the house. After 30 minutes, st=
arted it up and it was a repeat performance. Ran rough and then died. Check=
ed the plugs =E2=80=93 they were all very sooty. Would you expect thi=
s from vapor lock? And where do you go from here =E2=80=93 coat the exhaust=
manifold?</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGRO=
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#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"=
0">I thought vapor lock was starvation due to the fact that the fuel pump c=
an't pump vapor. You may have issues with the float valves in the car=
b. Does it make any difference if the tank is full vs. near empty?&nb=
sp; Do you have the fuel shutoff valve? If so what happens if you clo=
se it?<BR>
<BR>
Dave</FONT></HTML>
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