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wooden clothes pins worked great when I lived in Los Angeles.
On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 7:09 PM Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gary -
>
> If you start hearing the pump run really quickly, it can be indicative of
> vapor lock getting back into the fuel line... can happen at the end of long
> trips. It's because the fuel starts vaporizing around where the line goes
> into the floats, and the float jet then is no longer cutting off fuel flow
> because it is pushing vapor into the float bowls, which leaks out the
> overflow tube. As long as your car is running it should be okay, you might
> use more fuel than normal. Try wiring a piece of wood to the incoming fuel
> line - this is an old trick with Atlantics to act as a heat sink on hot
> days and stop vapor lock on the Atlantics which use mechanical fuel pumps.
>
> Best,
>
> Alan
>
> On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 9:12 AM editorgary--- via Healeys <
> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Yesterday I took my Healey BN& out for its first good run of the season
>> -- 75 miles of southern Oregon backroads -- with our local Rogue Euro Car
>> Group. Everything was terrific from start to finish. Car started on the
>> first push of the button after sitting for six weeks, ran smoothly from
>> start to finish, never faltered in restarts, everything nominal.
>>
>> Except that, towards the end of the run on a pretty hot day (in mid 90s
>> though the car never ran warm all day) as I was cruising along about 40
>> mph, the fuel pump started tapping at a high rate of speed and pretty
>> continuously -- certain enough so I could hear it behind me. I have a
>> standard original-spec points-style fuel pump, purchased new from Moss
>> about 10 years ago and running without any issues every since.
>>
>> Any thoughts from anyone -- could it just have been the heat? As noted,
>> the car never missed a beat, so fuel was getting through the carbs smoothly
>> at all times.
>>
>> Anyone?
>>
>> Gary Anderson
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">wooden clothes pins worked great when I lived in Los Ange=
les.=C2=A0</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Sun, Jun 21, 2020, 7:09 PM Alan Seigrist <<a href=3D"mailto=
:healey.nut@gmail.com">healey.nut@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc =
solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Gary -<div><br></div><div>If yo=
u start hearing the pump run really quickly, it can be indicative of vapor =
lock getting back into the fuel line... can happen at the end of long trips=
.=C2=A0 It's because the fuel starts vaporizing around where the line g=
oes into the floats, and the float jet then is no longer cutting off fuel f=
low because it is pushing vapor into the float bowls, which leaks out the o=
verflow tube.=C2=A0 As long as your car is running it should be okay, you m=
ight use more fuel than normal.=C2=A0 Try wiring a piece of wood to the inc=
oming fuel line - this is an old trick with Atlantics to act as a heat sink=
on hot days and stop vapor lock on the Atlantics which use mechanical fuel=
pumps.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Alan</div><=
/div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">O=
n Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 9:12 AM editorgary--- via Healeys <<a href=3D"mai=
lto:healeys@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">healeys@au=
tox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex">
<div style=3D"color:black;font:10pt Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<div><font size=3D"2">Yesterday I took my Healey BN& out for its first =
good run of the season -- 75 miles of southern Oregon backroads -- with our=
local Rogue Euro Car Group. Everything was terrific from start to finish. =
Car started on the first push of the button after sitting for six weeks, ra=
n smoothly from start to finish, never faltered in restarts, everything nom=
inal.</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
Except that, towards the end of the run on a pretty hot day (in mid 90s tho=
ugh the car never ran warm all day) as I was cruising along about 40 mph, t=
he fuel pump started tapping at a high rate of speed and pretty continuousl=
y -- certain enough so I could hear it behind me. I have a standard origina=
l-spec points-style fuel pump, purchased new from Moss about 10 years ago a=
nd running without any issues every since. <br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Any thoughts from anyone -- could it just have been t=
he heat? As noted, the car never missed a beat, so fuel was getting through=
the carbs smoothly at all times. <br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Anyone?</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2">Gary Anderson</font></div>
<div><font size=3D"2"><br>
</font></div>
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