I have little remorse for anything that I spew at a vee!! I think there should be an F500 driver tear off fund sponsored by the FVee association... jim
----- Original Message ---- From: Gil Osenburg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:03:53 PM Subject: Re: [F500] vapor lock You're right ! Stuff works miracles and it is inexpensive ! Problem is how much time do you have before your next run or race to get it all cleared up and out ? Nothing worse than than doing your pace lap with fouled plugs and at the same time laying down a nice smoke screen for the following vees ! Gil ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Whitling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [F500] vapor lock > To speed the process use starting fluid. $2 never went so far to prevent a > terrible time. > > Gil Osenburg wrote: > >> Hope you didn't sit that 2 minutes with the pedal partially depressed ? >> That'll do it most of the time ! >> Best thing to do is to pull the plugs and lay a clean rag across the two >> plug holes and then start cranking. This will usually clean out the lower >> case of the excess gas/oil build up. Keep cranking until nothing shows on >> the rag - slap in some clean plugs and you'll be ready for a run ! >> I can't remember our team or any others suffering from a vapor lock, >> maybe someone else does ! Then again it just might be a "cagin" thing ! >> >> Gil >> >> Gil >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:16 PM >> Subject: [F500] vapor lock >> >> >>> This weekend i was running auto cross temp was about 96 (on the asphault >>> 110+) humidity96% (thats louisiana) had just started my engine and >>> pulled in line had it running for about 30 sec to a min shut it off (did >>> not want to over heat) . waitedabout 2 min went to restart. It would >>> not start after cranking for about 2 to 3 min i hit the gas and tried >>> again. pushed back into pits. Though i had lost fire but after >>> shocking myself decided that i probrobly flooded it (things get flooded >>> easy in new orleans, Ha ha). after a bout 4 hours of sitting it finally >>> cranked. had heavy oil on plug and strong smell of gas on plug. Someone >>> suggested I vapor locked the engine. Just woundering if that was the >>> case and how do you avoid it. He said when that happens in canada that >>> put a large piece of ice on the engine next to the carbs and that >>> usually takes care of it. Rory ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
