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1. Vapor Lock? (score: 1): Author: "Bluechipracing" <bluechipracing@snet.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 11:32:39 -0400; A friend with a BJ8, while cruising up a long hill on a hot day, the engine just quit. Pulled over, started again but would barely run, stalled again and would not restart. Flatbedded home, next day; /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00756.html (7,130 bytes)
2. Re: Vapor Lock? (score: 1): Author: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@comcast.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:55:27 -0700; Fuel pump. bs ** Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net '67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M **; /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00772.html (7,739 bytes)
3. Re: Vapor Lock? (score: 1): Author: WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com>; Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:10:25 -0700; If the car started and ran afterward you might think of checking the coil too. They sometimes develop opens that are temperature sensitive. Bill Lawrence; /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00775.html (8,101 bytes)
4. Re: Vapor Lock? (score: 1): Author: Blue One Hundred <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 07:13:03 +0800; If the gas tank was less than 1/3 full and your cruise up the hill was a long, somewhat steep and steady one... you simply ran out of gas. The fuel line pickup in the tank is in the front of the gas; /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00792.html (8,645 bytes)
5. Re: Vapor Lock? (score: 1): Author: David Schweninger <quenty@ntelos.net>; Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:48:45 -0400; /html/healeys/2005-07/msg00793.html (6,561 bytes)
6. Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:03:33 -0400; Could someone describe the symptoms of vapor lock? My '57 BN4 has had a persistent problem of sputtering when under load. Idles fine, revs fine, but when given the gas to go up a hill or something, i; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00300.html (7,970 bytes)
7. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 03:26:27 +0800; If your car is running well at slow speeds, it shouldn't be vapor lock. Usually with vapor lock, the symptoms dissapear when you step on the gas, because as fresh cold fuel starts getting pumped thr; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00306.html (9,058 bytes)
8. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg@nc.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:51:22 -0400; Thanks to Charley, Jim, & Alan for your replies. Here's a little more info in answer to your questions & suggestions: Fuel pump is new Fuel filter is new Fuel lines are new (from Doug Reid at 18G) Di; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00314.html (9,954 bytes)
9. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Alan Seigrist Blue 100" <healey.nut@gmail.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:22:35 +0800; Sounds like when you sealed the tank you plugged up the pickup. You should never see the fuel filter run dry. It should be full of fuel all the time, with only a small bubble for air. Your car is be; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00316.html (11,479 bytes)
10. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: Alan Schultz <alan@andysnet.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:26:44 -0500; Are you aware that the pickup tube has a fine mesh screen at its end. I discovered that after sloshing my tank then finding that the screen was nearly totally plugged. Had to cut the tank open and r; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00317.html (7,831 bytes)
11. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: Dave & M <rusd@velocitus.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 17:56:48 -0700; It should be easy to check overall fuel flow. Disconnect the fuel line near the first carb. Put on an extension line leading into a can. Turn on the pump. If it pumps around one pint in 30 seconds,; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00318.html (8,615 bytes)
12. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "63AHBJ7" <63AHBJ7@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 19:07:19 -0500; Sounds like when you sealed the tank you plugged up the pickup.>> ABSOLUTLY!!! <<You should never see the fuel filter run dry. It should be full of fuel all the time, with only a small bubble for ai; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00320.html (7,716 bytes)
13. RE: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Peter Ryner" <pryner@verizon.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:14:44 -0400; I had a similar problem and was convinced that it was a vapor lock problem. At low speeds the car would run fine. At speed it would sputter and die sometimes. I had to reprime the carbs (TR3) by han; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00321.html (9,084 bytes)
14. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "Greg Lemon" <glemon@neb.rr.com>; Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:05:52 -0500; As per the vapor lock problem I certainly agree that it could be blocked or partially blocked fuel line, but I think you could test for that further--if the car immediately stumbles or has no power w; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00327.html (7,792 bytes)
15. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: SJNNOCK@aol.com; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:44:41 EDT; Vapor Lock ... auto. fuel boils at various temperatures 100* to 400* this why you can see vapors coming from your gas tank on a hot day as you refuel it and you can smell it ...lf your gas in your fu; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00330.html (8,204 bytes)
16. Re: Vapor lock? (score: 1): Author: "WILLIAM B LAWRENCE" <ynotink@msn.com>; Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 05:33:41 +0000; Have you checked the float levels. If they are too low they will cause these Bill Lawrence; /html/healeys/2006-08/msg00331.html (10,622 bytes)

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