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1. Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: "Jones, Mark" <MJones@ngl.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 15:07:38 -0300
You may recall I was having a problem with my car quitting on me. I can let the car sit for about 15-20 minutes and it will start again. I have finally concluded that it must be a vapour locking prob
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00778.html (8,005 bytes)

2. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: Don Walton <dhw@pinehurst.net>
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 17:18:42 -0400 (EDT)
This could also be caused by a fuel tank full of rusty crud, the pick-up tube could be clogging up and cutting off your fuel supply and after a few minutes of no pump pressure the crud will fall away
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00780.html (8,622 bytes)

3. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 21:22:50 -0500
"Jones, Mark" wrote: If it is a vapour lock problem how do I go about further diagnosing the problem in terms of where exactly the problem is originating at (is it at The pump will not induce vapor l
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00798.html (7,681 bytes)

4. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 11:07:02 EDT
<< An easy test for vapor lock is a simple wooden clothes pin. Clamp it on the visible part of the line (before the carbs) and off you go. Yes, it is odd but it works. >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00815.html (7,944 bytes)

5. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: dresden@tiac.net
Date: Tue, 18 May 1999 17:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
OK, how about a really far out SWAG on this one; when you put the clothespin on the line, it isn't strong enough to cut off the gas, but does change the diameter and shape of the line, creating some
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00839.html (8,672 bytes)

6. RE: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: "Kulka, Matt" <Matt.Kulka@hboc.com>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 08:43:09 -0400
I've heard this urban myth for a long time, but never had a car that vapor-locked to test it out. My WAG though, is that the clothespin acts as a heat sink, drawing just enough heat out of the line t
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00874.html (8,037 bytes)

7. Re: Vapour lock problem. Was won't start (score: 1)
Author: Ajhsys@aol.com
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 11:46:16 EDT
<< I've heard this urban myth for a long time, but never had a car that vapor-locked to test it out. My WAG though, is that the clothespin acts as a heat sink, drawing just enough heat out of the lin
/html/mgs/1999-05/msg00924.html (7,648 bytes)


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