

| Subject: | Re: Metal fuel lines was: vendors, show us your hoses (was: VW Fires) |
| From: | Timothy O. Crooks |
| Date: | Thu, 13 Aug 1998 11:01:43 -0400 |
Could be, It is most often know to happen in hot weather. Never had it myself, but I heard somewhere you just open your tank and that is supposed to relieve it. I don't see how that could help, so don't count on it to work, only a rumour. Anyone else out there have any ideas? -Tim Barnegat, NJ 90GL Sudhir Desai wrote: > > I think vapour lock was a gremlin with carburettors and vented fuel tanks. Since > > FI was used you don't hear of these so much. Cal guys sound off you did away with > > carbuettors before eveyone else? > > i've got a 500cfm edelbrock carb on the 3.4-liter v-6. with aluminum fuel > line, and a vented gas tank. > > so you guys think i'll be dealin with vapor lock? > > anyway, what exactly is vapor lock and how can you make it not happen. > i'm too young to know what it is :-) > > thanks, > > Sudhir H. Desai 1984 VW Vanagon 3.4 liter Chevy V-6 > cdes@welchlink.welch.jhu.edu 1996 Subaru Outback 2.2 liter flat-4 > sudhir_desai@geocities.com 1997 Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter I-6 > ICQ# 8255956 > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1889
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