Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:21:17 -0400
Reply-To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
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From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@USA.DUPONT.COM>
Subject: Re: why didn't my van start, revisted
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Vapor Lock? Are you running a carb? Never heard of vapor lock with 30 psi
in the gas lines.
John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 08/22/2002 12:08:31 PM
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Subject: why didn't my van start, revisted
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