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? symptoms of vapor lock? |
computers4kids |
Aug 19 2006, 03:21 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
74 1.8 ljet runs great at all speeds. If it sits in the sun and gets real hot, it cranks fine but won't always start right away. I've never moved my fuel pump from the oem location and don't really want to unless necessary. Does this sound like vapor lock??
Appreciate any advice, Mark |
Joe Owensby |
Aug 19 2006, 07:11 PM
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JoeO Group: Members Posts: 527 Joined: 7-January 06 From: Spartanburg, SC Member No.: 5,385 Region Association: South East States |
If you drove your car and heated the engine up, then turned the motor off, the symptoms you describe could very well be vapor lock. The heat from the engine just sits below the sheet metal dividing the top and bottom of the engine, where it heats up the fuel pump and then- vapor lock. I had it on mine. Joe O.
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computers4kids |
Aug 20 2006, 09:20 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
If you drove your car and heated the engine up, then turned the motor off, the symptoms you describe could very well be vapor lock. The heat from the engine just sits below the sheet metal dividing the top and bottom of the engine, where it heats up the fuel pump and then- vapor lock. I had it on mine. Joe O. I guess I thought that vapor lock on these cars was more of a problem for the carb people. It seems with the pressure of FI (28+) there wouldn't be this issue, unlike 3psi on a carb motor. Since there are no symptoms once the car is running, maybe because the FI fuel pumps only runs for a 1.5 seconds during startup the fuel is locking-up. The problem is definitely worst after driving it a while, stopping and letting it sit in our beautiful 100 + Visalia weather. Do I need to buy a relocation kit, or can you just get longer hoses etc at the parts store? Thanks guys for chiming in! |
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