After getting lots of good advice, for which I am most grateful, I have tested and checked and concluded that you folks were correct and that my van suffered vapor lock. The fact that it has never happened before, and didn't happen on anywhere near the hottest day it was ever used, still causes me not to want to drive the van due to my own paranoia. I would assume that as the weather cools down, the chances of a repeat go down with it, but I still am avoiding using it. What I don't have yet from what I have been told, is a way to be able to say, "yep, its vapor lock and will go away" in the event that it happens again. As I told some of you, I would rather a part fell off that I could put back on. The fuel line in the engine compartment is metal, and wraps around the top of the sheet metal rather snug to the engine. Would it be a good thing to re-route this with fuel injection rubber hose? Could be a potential fire if I do it poorly. It was suggested to wrap the line with tin foil, which is easy enough to do, but having the line right down on the top of the motor seems kind of silly when you are paranoid. I would not be bothered to be out and about and have the 'no start' scenario occur, if I could somehow prove that the vapor lock was the problem. Getting stuck is not a problem, not knowing why is what drains the life out of me. I also realize that I am overreacting to something that may not happen again, but that's me........ If I applied something cold to the fuel lines during a failure, would that correct the problem pretty quickly? Off hand, I can't think of anything to use that I would want to hit a hot engine with, but maybe someone has a suggestion that a crazy old man could try. Thanks for the support, I know I am losing my mind, but its only a small lose, so what the heck. Regards, John |
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