<VV> Vapor lock/fuel return line?
J R Read_HML
hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
Fri May 5 20:13:37 EDT 2006
Isn't there a plastic bag of chemicals - mainly used in Dr. office or ER -
which gets cold more or less on demand (you smash it or something). If you
are having those kinds of problems and have not yet determined the correct
cure/fix. It might be a good idea to have a couple of those with you - for
when you absolutely HAVE to get started in order to be somewhere.
Just a thought.
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Later, JR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Gilbert" <traceya at montrose.net>
To: "Bill Elliott" <corvair at fnader.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <TimogensTurbo at aol.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Vapor lock/fuel return line?
> Howdy Folks,
> My FC vapor locked while idling in a snow storm years ago. Took about a
> half hour. Put snow on the casting where the oil goes to the oil filter,
> cranked a while, and off I went. The oil filter side of the fuel pump gets
> hot enough to burn your fingers if you idle for long. The other side just
> gets a little hot. When driving there is enough air flow around the fuel
> pump to keep it cool enough, let it idle for a while or stop for 10
> minutes or so on a hot day and your out of luck. Before I put an electric
> fuel pump on with the proper safety features I left a couple of paper
> towels on the depression in the generator casting between the oil lines to
> the oil filter and every time it was hot outside I would squirt the paper
> towels down with water and leave the access door open. Worked for years.
>
>
> The other Bob Gilbert
>
> Bill Elliott wrote:
>
>> I was going to suggest this myself... I have a car with an electric fuel
>> pump (with regulator) which has a simple T with a return line back to the
>> suction side of the pump.
>> Seems to work just fine... and appears to be a factory fitment.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>> *****************************************************************************
>>> ***********************
>>> 1 The "normal quick cure" for vaporlock...is to just crack the line
>>> at the carb[s]
>>>
>>> 2 The Factory return on 2 carb engines is at the TEE as it comes from
>>> the fuel pump [ 3/16" tube]
>>>
>>> 3 I would expect a returnline just going to the rubber connection
>>> behind the drivers rear wheel will be enough recirculation to keep
>>> things cool...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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