[AT] vapor locking

[charlie hill]

Oh just a small 35,000 acres or so of burning peat.  That's all.  I pity 
those folks that live in the immediate area.  You are over 100 miles from 
the fire center.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] vapor locking


> The smoke was horrible Thurs. I left the house that morning and was afraid
> something was on fire. I rode around the farm checking things out. When I
> got to work and could still smell it I realized it was the wildfire. Then
> the smoke showed up about mid-morning---looked like fog!
>
> John
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] vapor locking
>
>
>> John, maybe your tractors don't like to run on smoke!
>> You getting any of the forest fire smoke over your way?
>> It's all been to the north of us except for one day.
>> Seriously it might be this extreme heat we've had for the last week
>> coupled
>> with the alcohol content of the fuel.
>>
>> All of a sudden this week my nearly new truck is setting a code for the
>> Evaporative Emission Control System Vent Valve/Solenoid Circuit (P 0449).
>> I
>> can't find a thing wrong anywhere.  I'm wondering if that could somehow 
>> be
>> heat related.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2008 7:43 AM
>> Subject: [AT] vapor locking
>>
>>
>>> Been having a lot of problems with equipment vapor locking this week and
>>> was wondering if it could be something with the gas we are using. The
>>> grain
>>> truck has had a history of vapor locking so we put an electric fuel pump
>>> on
>>> it years ago. Until this past week it never vapor-locked with 
>>> me--neither
>>> time did I have the pump cut on. At neither time was the temp, gauge 
>>> over
>>> halfway. The combine on the other hand has never vapor locked but 
>>> started
>>> doing it when you cut it off. Fortunately it has a lever so you can
>>> manually
>>> pump it. I also had to pour water on the pump to get it cool enough to
>>> work.
>>> Is it the gas or do I need to replace the pump on the combine?
>>>
>>> John Hall
>>>
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