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Michael,I never tried the "mist" solution, but along with George McHarris =
from the soCal AH Club, we came up with a way to pretty much do away with =
the problem all together.We installed a marine bilge fan that blew cool ai=
r directly onto the front float bowl. When caught in traffic and with the =
temps rising, turn on the fan and the car ran smooth. Before starting the =
car, turn the fan on, let it run for a few minutes and the cart started an=
d ran smooth.The best thing I ever did with my BN1 and was really simple. =
And best of all, I installed mine so that it could be removed easily and n=
o holes were ever drilled.Some where I have photos of my installation, but=
basically the fan was mounted next to and a little above the radiator on =
the driver's side of the car. A three inch hose drew air from right behind=
the grille, ahead of the heat in the engine compartment. The air then wou=
ld be sent through another flexible "hose" and delivered directly to the f=
ront float bowl. I sat in traffic with the temperature getting close to th=
e 200 degree range and never had a problem with vapor lock.Worked great. A=
nd like I said above, it was a really simple installation with nothing per=
manent.=C2=A0Steven KingsburyBN1On Jun 22, 2022, at 1:04 PM, Michael Salte=
r <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote:Like most 100's my early BN1 runs very w=
ell until I=C2=A0 try to restart it after parking for a few minutes after =
which it is hard to start and runs badly for the first mile or so.This is =
of course a well known issue with these cars, which is caused by fuel boil=
ing, and many people, including myself, have tried various types of heatsh=
ields in relatively unsuccessful attempts to eliminate this issue which ha=
s been exacerbated by the ethanol content of modern fuels.I'm contemplatin=
g a different approach.I have purchased an aftermarket windshield washer k=
it and I'm considering installing it with a button control to spray a mist=
of water onto the area of the main jet and bottom of the float chamber wh=
ich I will use for a few seconds before a hot start.The idea is that the w=
ater mist will cool the area and prevent the fuel boiling there.Before I=C2=
=A0 try it I was wondering if anyone has tried this and if so what were th=
e results.M_______________________________________________Support Team.Net=
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<html><body><div><div>Michael,<br></div><div>I never tried the "mist" solution,
but al=
ong with George McHarris from the soCal AH Club, we came up with a way to =
pretty much do away with the problem all together.<br></div><div>We instal=
led a marine bilge fan that blew cool air directly onto the front float bo=
wl. When caught in traffic and with the temps rising, turn on the fan and =
the car ran smooth. Before starting the car, turn the fan on, let it run f=
or a few minutes and the cart started and ran smooth.<br></div><div>The be=
st thing I ever did with my BN1 and was really simple. And best of all, I =
installed mine so that it could be removed easily and no holes were ever d=
rilled.<br></div><div>Some where I have photos of my installation, but bas=
ically the fan was mounted next to and a little above the radiator on the =
driver's side of the car. A three inch hose drew air from right behind the=
grille, ahead of the heat in the engine compartment. The air then would b=
e sent through another flexible "hose" and delivered directly to the front=
float bowl. I sat in traffic with the temperature getting close to the 20=
0 degree range and never had a problem with vapor lock.<br></div><div>Work=
ed great. And like I said above, it was a really simple installation with =
nothing permanent. <br></div><div>Steven Kingsbury<br></div><div>BN1<=
/div><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jun 22, 2022, at 1:0=
4 PM, Michael Salter <michaelsalter@gmail.com> wrote:<br></div><div>=
<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"auto"><div>Like most 100's my ea=
rly BN1 runs very well until I try to restart it after parking for a=
few minutes after which it is hard to start and runs badly for the first =
mile or so.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">This is of course a well known issu=
e with these cars, which is caused by fuel boiling, and many people, inclu=
ding myself, have tried various types of heatshields in relatively unsucce=
ssful attempts to eliminate this issue which has been exacerbated by the e=
thanol content of modern fuels.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I'm contemplati=
ng a different approach.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">I have purchased an af=
termarket windshield washer kit and I'm considering installing it with a b=
utton control to spray a mist of water onto the area of the main jet and b=
ottom of the float chamber which I will use for a few seconds before a hot=
start.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto">The idea is that the water mist will co=
ol the area and prevent the fuel boiling there.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>Before I try it I was wondering if anyone has tried this and if so =
what were the results.<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"au=
to">M<br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><div><div>_______________=
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