- 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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