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Re: [Fot] TR6 hot start problems

To: Terry Stetler <tlizzard@msn.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 hot start problems
From: Bob Kramer <rkramer3@austin.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 13:47:37 -0600
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Greg
Does the girl line have any crud in it ? It would be easy to believe there
rust, varnish and the like. I had one car that needed a new fuel line. I tried
very hard to clean the old one but it appeared that the restrictions enabled
the vapor lock issues. You can substitute a temporary rubber fuel line from
tank to pump to see if it helps.

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On Jan 6, 2013, at 9:38 AM, "Terry Stetler" <tlizzard@msn.com> wrote:

> This sounds like the classic Triumph TR series vapor locked mechanical fuel
> pump, though it could very well be
> fuel percolation as well.
>
> With our truly awful modern ethanol laced fuel this is a common problem,
and
> not just with TRs.
>
> I suspect the only real cure will be a properly regulated electric fuel
pump.
>
> Terry Stetler
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