[AT] vapor locking

[Ken Knierim]

A trick I use on my Blazer to prevent vaporlock is to wrap the fuel
line in aluminum foil. This provides a great insulator for those
places that get direct radiation (like from the tailpipe on a Blazer)
or general heating from underhood temps. It's not magic but it might
help and it's cheap.

Ken in AZ

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 6:57 PM, John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>  I did plenty of swearing when I burnt my fingers manually pumping the fuel
> pump!
>
> Three things really strange with the combine:
> 1)It has never vapor locked on us (prior to this season) in the 15 years we
> have been running it.
> 2) It was running very hot on us even though the  radiator screen was
> clean--not near as dusty as when cutting beans.
> 3) this one makes no sense to me at all--it was so hot ( I guess) the first
> time it vapor locked that something about the starter/solenoid/starter
> button wouldn't work. Probably just coincidence. I crossed the terminals to
> get it going that time and it never gave any more trouble. Maybe because I
> was threatening to go get some red paint :)
>
> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
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> Subject: Re: [AT] vapor locking
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>
>> John:
>> Things I have done that helped vapor locking (mostly combines) that I at
>> least felt helped it...
>> Cuss (OK, maybe it didn't really help).
>> Insulate fuel lines near block.
>> Reroute fuel lines.
>> Add electric fuel pump at tank.
>> Add Marvel Mystery Oil to fuel.
>> Add some 2 cycle oil to fuel.
>> Not trying to run with the fuel level in the tank low.
>> Cuss...
>>
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>>
>>
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>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> Central Indiana, USA
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