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Subject:Re: Poor Hot Start Discovery - midway through solution
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 26 Aug 2012 17:51:21 -0400
At 11:45 PM 8/25/2012, neil n wrote:
>could the EVAP purge valve diaphragm fail open allow fuel vapours to
>flood the intake and  cause  a hard arm start?

Seems extremely unlikely, especially since the purge suction is
through a practically microscopic orifice (.oo5"? - I know it's
smaller than a #80 drill bit, which is .013").  I believe anything
that did manage to accumulate would be blown through in one revolution.

Yrs,
d