<VV> Time to Fix the Vapor Lock

[Ron F Hinz]

As I've said before, I've driven my Corvairs hard in temperatures up to at
least 115 F and have never seen a hint of vapor lock.  I don't believe that
they do, it's always something else as per the items noted in this list.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <VairMech@AOL.COM>
To: <virtualvairs@skiblack.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Time to Fix the Vapor Lock


> In a message dated 4/21/2004 1:00:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> hmlinc@sbcglobal.net writes:
> What you describe does not fit the
> classic definition of vapor lock to me.  The car would not restart if that
> were the case.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>     I must disagree here. The fuel can boil in the fuel line or the pump
gets
> hot and quits working, leaving the fuel in the carb bowls. The car will go
> about a 1/4 mile and quit.
>     As a precaution replace the rubber lines, I would start with a new
fuel
> pump from one of the vendors, me included, and repostion the fuel line
going to
> the pump from the tank so it does not rest on any part of the sheet metal
or
> the engine.
>     That "should" cure what is happening, but if not, then an electric
boost
> pump with a momentary switch will most definitely cure the problem.
>     If you are so inclined you can also put just an electric pump up front
> somewhere and eliminate the mechanical all together and there will never
be any
> vapor lock, ever.
>     Ken Hand
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