Vapor lock in tampa

["Mark Blitman" <markblitman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi kerry..thanks for the advice..will give it a try..mine is a rebuilt TQ circa '97 issue and doesn't have the fast idle solenoid (mushroom looking part on the choke side with the electrical connection on it)..where all the rebuilts like this? could that explain why the idle doesn't increase with the a/c on?  thanks

 

mark blitman

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From: KerryPinkerton

To: IML

Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:38 AM

Subject: IML: Vapor lock in tampa

Sorry I did not reply sooner to this but it dawned on me what the problem was JUST AFTER I hit the empty trash key.

At any rate this was about the car in Tampa that would start fine but once running would not restart for a while.

I agree it's MOST likely the carb.  Probably because it is flooding due to engine heat expanding the fuel in the bowl and letting it run down into the motor.  The fix for this is relatively easy and is a cure for a lot of 'hard starting when hot' problems.  Remove the top of the carb and holding the top upside down, adjust the float level to 1" from the 3/4 inch at which it is probably set. Reinstall and give it a try.  What this does is 'lower' the fuel level in the bowl enough so that when it heat soaks from the engine it will not expand enough to overflow.  This solution has had a magical impact on my 73 and 64 and several other IML owners reported similar results.

Kerryp

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