<VV> Vapor Lock?

[N. Joseph Potts]

I once had a fuel pump failure (valve) that seemed to mimic vapor lock.
Suggest you disassemble your fuel pump, since that's easy. Check out the
valves - they should be identical, among other things, and there shouldn't
be any loose parts of either floating around, either.

Joe Potts
Miami, Florida USA
1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C

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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 5:06 PM
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Subject: Fwd: <VV> Vapor Lock?

Have you had any luck diagnosing what is missing when it dies?  Fuel, spark
or air.  Since heat is an indicator it could be cooked fuel causing vapor
lock,
an electrical part that is dying with the heat, a bad fuel pump, leaky
perimeter seal allowing hot air into the top of the engine,  bad carbs
(though not
usually both at the same time)....but it still gets down to fuel, spark or
(unlikely but possible) too little air.

Bob Hall
Group Corvair
'64 Brier
'65 Corsa
2 '68 Monzas