<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 16, Issue 18

[WillSmithAllenTexasUSA]

Message: 2
Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 10:06:36 -0400
From: "Norman C. Witte" <ncwitte at wittelaw.com>
Subject: RE: <VV> Self pity and whining

You said...  One fact I am concerned with is that the
motor seems to be running on the hot side; about 425.  I'm wondering whether
engine compartment temps can be more of a factor than ambient air when it
comes to vapor lock.
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SCHOOL IS NOW IN SESSION -
I agree with Norm's answer except I state it this way...A fire [combustion] 
is like a 3 legged triangle...air, fuel, heat [from spark or diesel 
compression]...damage any of the 3 legs and the triangle collapses and you 
have no fire. Verify all 3 legs are OK and the fire will return.

VAPOR LOCK - when the temp of the fuel gets high enough to 
vaporize...doesn't matter the source of the heat [heat is heat, kinda like 
Parts is Parts]...the carbs are designed to use liquid, not vaporized, fuel. 
Note: for an Eye-Catching solution weld a long electronic heat sink onto 
your fuel line, or maybe some finned brake drums - ha.

HEAT TRANSFERS -  from the warmer to the cooler object...If one object is 
2000 degrees F and another is 1999 deg both are hot to the human body but 
the heat will still transfer from the warmer to the cooler object. [This is 
the basic behind air conditioning].

SCHOOL IS OVER!

Have a GREAT American Day!
Will Smith
Wanted: nice, rust free '66 Monza vert, pg, 110 for parade duty and taking 
kids for a ride in something they have likely never seen.
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