Cajun chiropractor--you certainly do. I had almost the same situation on the
first time out with my Invader this spring. Hot temps sitting on grid.
Unfortunately the prior owner and also Q failed to warn me that I should not
fill the fuel tank. It appears my own fat a-- flooded the carbs as the fuel
expanded with the heat (and my weight) and had no where to go but into the
fuel line thru the pulse pump into the carb fuel lines. I have a 7 gal tank.
I now "stick" the tank as we do with the aircraft and run no more than 4.5
gals per session (we have checked the fuel burn to 3 gals per 20 minutes)
Ed Capullo
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Subject: Re: [F500] vapor lock
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:04:18 -0400
since I have big feet and no room It is certanly a possiblity. You learn
many things your first year....
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Subject: Re: [F500] vapor lock
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
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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
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