vapor lock or not?

["Paul Niemi" <lebaron62@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul E. Niemi, LeBaron62@xxxxxxxxxx<br><br><br>     Failure to start when hot, 
but success when cold requires a review of the starting procedure.  These cars 
have carbs.  When cold, push the pedal to the floor once, release and turn the 
key. The engine should start.  Pushing the pedal to the floor releases the 
choke.  When the engine is hot, push the pedal down a bit less than half way 
and hold it there.  Turn the key until the engine starts.  Most hot starting 
problems indicate a flooded engine, not vapor lock.  If you pump the throttle 
on a hot engine it will be flooded.  To start a flooded engine, hold the 
throttle all the way down to the floor and turn the key until it starts.  If 
hard starting is a consistent problem when the car is hot, turn both of the 
idle mixture screws on the carburator an eighth to a quarter turn clockwise to 
lean out the fuel-air mixture.  PEN<br><br> --- On Thu 06/19, Lambda Imperial63 
&lt; lambda63imperial@xxxxxxxxxxx &gt; wrote:<br>From: Lambda
  Imperial63 [mailto: lambda63imperial@xxxxxxxxxxx]<br>To: 
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br>Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 20:47:29 
-0400<br>Subject: Re: IML: vapor lock 
suggestions?<br><br>Jason...&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;you're not going to believe 
this, but put some wooden clothes pins on the &lt;br&gt;fuel line where it 
might be getting hot.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is the cheapest and easiest way 
to solve vapor lock in gasoline engines &lt;br&gt;in the heat that I know.  
They apparently help to dissipate the heat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I know this 
sounds like something from Bewitched. but  ...believe it or not, &lt;br&gt;it 
works!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, take the clothes pins off before you have 
your car judged at a &lt;br&gt;show!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bob&lt;br&gt;63 
Imperial&lt;br&gt;Atlanta, GA&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;From: jason 
reizner &amp;lt;jreizner_lists@xxxxxxxxx&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Reply-To: 
mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;To: mailing-list@
 imperialclub.com&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Subject: IML: vapor lock 
suggestions?&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 16:39:09 -0700 
(PDT)&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;yesterday i was out driving my new '68 
hardtop for&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;about an hour and got it good and hot, after which 
i&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;parked it for about a half hour on the street 
while&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;running some errands.  when i came back, the car 
would&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;crank, but wouldn't catch for the life of me, 
sounding&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;like it wasn't getting any gas.  figuring i had 
lost&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;the original fuel pump to the mtbe in the gas here, 
i&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;had the car towed home.  upon investigating, i 
found&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;the pump to be fine and the new filter to 
be&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;unrestricted.  i just tuned the car up this 
weekend,&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;and verified the ignition system is in top form, 
so&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;i'm pretty sure this was a fuel problem.  what's&lt;br&gt;
 &amp;gt;strange is that i went to go start the car cold 
this&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;afternoon, and she kicked right over and ran 
just&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;fine, leading me to believe this is an issue 
with&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;vapor lock.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;i was 
wondering if anyone had any suggestions that had&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;worked for 
them in the past.  i'm thinking my next&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;step is probably to 
stick a phenolic spacer under the&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;carb, insulate all of the 
exposed rubber lines, and&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;put an inline electric pump in the 
fuel line under the&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;front passenger door  where the previous 
owner seems&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;to have spliced the original line with 
rubber.&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;thanks,&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;jason 
reizner&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;chicago&lt;br&gt;&amp;gt;68 crown 
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