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| Yoei66 |
 Mar 8 2005, 08:57 PM
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My ride  Group: Members Posts: 168 Joined: 28-February 05 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 3,682  |
So, do 914’s get vapor lock? It was a 70+ degree day here in Portland, and I was out for an extended ride in the foothills SE of Portland. I stopped in a Supermarket parking lot for 5 minutes, and the engine was dead. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)
I has 1/4 tank of gas, good spark from coil & spark plug wire, battery & starter were turning strong. After waiting for 45 minutes with the engine lid open it still wouldn’t start. At this point my road service guy showed up. After a tow truck ride home, watching St. Helens blow on the way, It started right up as the tow truck drove away. Is this classic vapor lock? Runs great now. Do fuel injected systems fail when the engine bay warms up? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) |
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| drgchapman |
Mar 8 2005, 10:30 PM
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Current Stable Group: NoClassifiedAccess Posts: 922 Joined: 20-September 04 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 2,789 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
It might be the planets or Mt. St. Helens, but I have had the same problem the last couple of days here in Portland as well. Ran a thread the last couple of days, consenses is the CHT. I'm out of town the next couple of weeks, so you will get a chance to try the advice before I do. Please PM me and let me know how it goes for you.
Gary |
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Yoei66 Could this be vapor lock? Mar 8 2005, 08:57 PM
vsg914 Yes, 914s vaporlock, but not usually at 70 degrees... Mar 8 2005, 09:10 PM Yoei66 Curt: I was about to inspect the fuel pump when my... Mar 8 2005, 09:21 PM vsg914 Cylinder head temp sensor. Hmmm, I had the exact p... Mar 8 2005, 09:27 PM Yoei66 Hmmm, my air filter is a almost new NAPA paper fil... Mar 8 2005, 09:39 PM bondo Could be a relay board problem. Mine was having fu... Mar 8 2005, 09:51 PM gregrobbins Gary, three of us are having the problem right now... Mar 8 2005, 11:13 PM
Yoei66 I'm going to check my fuel pump circuits, fuse... Mar 8 2005, 11:55 PM |
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