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OK, at the risk of being vaporized myself by the return flames, I'll throw =
out a thought I just had (it happens) for consideration of the group ....=
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What would happen if under those conditions, one were to spray the fuel lin=
es, possibly the float bowls, with a product like Dust Off? It's basically =
compressed air, but=C2=A0gets very cold when used.=C2=A0 I'm guessing it's =
a bad idea because of the temperature differentials and=C2=A0what it might =
do to the metal parts subjected to such extremes, but I'm just guessing.=C2=
=A0=20
Bob=C2=A0=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Terry Geiger" <tgeiger@geigergarage.com>=20
To: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>, triumphs@autox.team.net=20
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 8:22:14 AM=20
Subject: [TR] Fuel percolation=20
I've seen percolation on several cars over the last year. =C2=A0I agree wit=
h=20
Randall, I think it is a result of the fuel they are selling now; the=20
addition of the ethanol lowers the boiling point of the fuel. =C2=A0I've se=
en=20
fuel literally boiling in the jets of an SU H6 equipped TR4 recently. =C2=
=A0This=20
tends to happen after the car sits for about 15 to 20 minutes after shutdow=
n=20
and the heat has enough time to "soak" the carb bowls and jets. =C2=A0The T=
R4 in=20
question did have a heat shield and we had rerouted the fuel line away from=
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heat sources. =C2=A0We were also running a low pressure electric fuel pump =
in the........=20
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style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><P>OK, at the risk
of being vaporized myself by the return flames, I'll throw out a thought I just
had (it happens) for consideration of the group ....</P>
<P> </P>
<P>What would happen if under those conditions, one were to spray the fuel
lines, possibly the float bowls, with a product like Dust Off? It's basically
compressed air, but gets very cold when used. I'm guessing it's a
bad idea because of the temperature differentials and what it might do to
the metal parts subjected to such extremes, but I'm just guessing. </P>
<P> </P>
<P>Bob </P>
<P><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Terry Geiger"
<tgeiger@geigergarage.com><BR>To: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>,
triumphs@autox.team.net<BR>Sent: Friday, June 10, 2011 8:22:14 AM<BR>Subject:
[TR] Fuel percolation<BR><BR>I've seen percolation on several cars over the
last year. I agree with<BR>Randall, I think it is a result of the fuel
they are selling now; the<BR>addition of the ethanol lowers the boiling point
of the fuel. I've seen<BR>fuel literally boiling in the jets of an SU H6
equipped TR4 recently. This<BR>tends to happen after the car sits for
about 15 to 20 minutes after shutdown<BR>and the heat has enough time to "soak"
the carb bowls and jets. The TR4 in<BR>question did have a heat shield
and we had rerouted the fuel line away from<BR>heat sources. We were also
running a low pressure electric fuel pump in
the........<BR><BR></P></div></body></html>
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