<VV> Is it vapor lock
Chris C, Warwick RI
ricorvair at cox.net
Wed Jul 27 10:22:00 EDT 2005
I will replace the rubber hoses. Have been meaning to do so since I had to
do the same fix on my 65...but you know how it goes.
Thanks.
At 09:56 AM 7/27/2005, you wrote:
>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.
>
>Attachments (if any) are scanned with anti-virus software.
>
>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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