<VV> Is it vapor lock

[J R Read_HML]

Does not sound like classic vapor lock to me.

Could be accelerator pump cups are gone and/or going, blockage in a passage 
inside the carb, fuel pump starting to get tired, air leak in a fuel line 
manifesting itself only when car is hot (probably the rubber hose 
connections ahead of the fire wall - over the left axel).  These are things 
to look at, anyway.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris C, Warwick RI" <ricorvair at cox.net>
To: <virtualVairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: <VV> Is it vapor lock


> The patient:  63 monza 900, pg.  Stock motor, no mods.  Drives better and 
> better each week.  Have been taking longer and longer drives.
>
> The symptoms.
>
> 95 and pretty muggy.
>
> Drives nice to the cruise.  Go to back it into my spot.
>
> Stalls.  It never stalls.
>
> Very windy, feels 15 degrees cooler (6 miles away).
>
> Push it the last 4 feet (ever feel like everybody is looking at you).
>
> Check the carbs.  Move the linkage and small drops from the right carb. 
> None from the left.
>
> Check the clear in-line filter.  It has gas.
>
> 2 hours later, the engine is cool, and she starts up and drives like 
> nothing happened.
>
> Freek incident, vapor lock?
>
> Anything I can do to avoid it.
>
>
>
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