Well
After much tinkering, cussing and just general looking, I think I've got
it! Joe C. is most right...lack of venting. Carbon canister is shot.
Doug was next. I found after much fiddling that there is/was an air leak
at the choke devise. The threaded part that activates the
Here's a semi-rhetorical question: Why, after 33 years, would a car suddenly
develop
vapor lock? I would assume that this isn't the first time the car has ever
been driven
is temperatures this hot.
Rerouting, insulation, etc. may mask the symptoms (or not), but
the root cause must be
My guess would be to check your fuel pump - pretty quick and easy to do.
I had the same symptoms on my '75 when the pump died - it would fill the
carb fine at slow speed, but when you opened it up - the pump couldn't
supply enough fuel (chugga,chugga, chugga).
Jim
'75 Spitfire 1500
NASS #302
Sounds familiar... If you still have the original fuel pump, check to
ensure it does not have a flat spot i.e. once warm it does not tend to
stick. These devices are mechanical and therefore as they wear out they
don't always perform as expected.
To Test:
1. Remove the fuel pump (put a
Oh one more thing: On a Stromberg, there is a small, easy-to-overlook screen at
the fuel inlet. Make sure it is clean. Since it is small, it does not take
much
gunk to clog it.
Doug
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Dave,
I have had similar problems when the carb diaghram was ripped.
Roger
On Tue, Jul 5, 2005 at 12:38 PM, d t gebhard wrote:
Well here it is 4th of July weekend and I'm not driving the
Spit...vapor lock or at least that's what I think it is. Symptoms, let it
idle
to get
Pop open the gas cap when the car dies. If you get a whoosh of inrushing
air,
your charcoal canister line is plugged.
Greg Rowe
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On Tue, Jul 5, 2005 at 12:38 PM, d t gebhard wrote:
Well here it is 4th of July weekend and I'm not driving the
Spit...vapor
