RE: Bad day today

[Richard Kinsley <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

moparbikeguy@xxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> 
> Bob,
> You are on the right track. An electric fuel pump should end your vapor 
> lock problem, but I hate the noise on the street. The "country cure" 
> that we used on the streets of Detroit when I was a young man, was to 
> use wooden clothes pins that had the spring on them. The spring acted as 
> a heat sink. Vapor lock is actually caused bu fuel perculation. Now that 
> I have given a history lesson, if you put a non conductive (fiber or 
> plastic) spacer under your carb, you will minimize your problems. You 
> also need to make sure that the fuel line is not near any heat source.
> John 
> '65 Coronet 500 stroker
>  
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bobt1885@xxxxxxxxx
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 9:06 PM
> Subject: Bad day today
> 
> 
> 
> I've heard folks here talk about it, but today it got
> me for the first time...and it was a major pita!
> 
> MY maxie 440 VAPOR LOCKED and stayed that way for a
> while. I have seen posts that blame the Edelbrocks for
> the problem, but I saw this only after they were
> bought and installed. Soooooo,
> 
> Will an electric fuel pump overcome the lock and force
> enough fuel into the carbs for ignition? Is there a
> country cure for this I don't know about? This was a
> major embarassment today 'cause "Ole Dumbass" at the
> wheel ran the battery down trying to crank the beast.
> I'd like to avoid this happening EVER again if I
> can...Help please if you can.
> 
> Bob Fortson
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We also put aluminum foil over the line and then the clothes pins.


Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies


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