<VV> Re: Humor

[Garth Stapon]

Ice works best with Rye and Coke....

-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank DuVal <corvairduval at cox.net>
>Sent: May 4, 2006 10:45 PM
>To: BobHelt at aol.com
>Cc: norman.Witte at comcast.net, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Re: Vapor lock, was Self pity and whining
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>BobHelt at aol.com wrote:
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>>Vapor lock will result in draining all the gas from the carbs. So when it  
>>cools off and you try to start the engine, it will be a LONG cranking time to  
>>get it to start. 
>>
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>No!!!!!   Vapor lock does NOT drain the fuel in the fuel bowls. This is 
>why the classic symptom of vapor lock in a Corvair is it restarts fine 
>after hot soak and then dies a block away. And no ammount of cranking 
>will get the engine to fire again. At least not until the fuel delivery 
>system cools off. Typically a 20 minute rest with the engine lid open 
>will suffice, depending on ambient temperature. The fuel bowl has fuel, 
>just no new fuel supplied by the fuel pump.
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>If only the fuel bowl was empty, then as soon as the fuel pump supplied 
>fresh fuel to the carb it would start and Norm would be home.
>
>>If that is your situation, then VL is a possibility. The only  
>>known cures are a gas return line to the tank A' LA turbos, or an electric 
>>pump.  Is your gas MTBE or ethanol supplemented? Ethanol can cause VL, MTBE  
>>won't.
>>  
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>This is a turbo, so I hope Norm has the return line installed. But, the 
>return line just means the gas is cool while running. Beleive me ( and 
>my ice!) a turbo  with a return line can hot soak and develop vapor lock
>
>Frank DuVal
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