mullinax95
Well-Known Member
Ok......yesterday I had a vapor lock problem (I think). I drove the car in open air on the interstate, went to a car show, left, got in stop go traffic and my acted as if I ran out of gas. I filled the car up and my fuel gauge reads that I have gas. I smelled gas as I was opening the hood, popped the breather off and the carb butterflies was soaked in gas and gas was running down in the motor. The temperature was around 190* and never got over 200*. I have a 1"spacer under the carb and the carb didn't feel hot nor did the fuel line. I got the car fired back up and it did it again .... motor shut off pulled over same thing.
Where should I start to find the problem? The car runs fine in open air but the stop go gets to it but it is not over heating. Here is a picture of how my lines are ran. I have a electric fuel pump as well as a mechanical fuel pump. The electric fuel pump was on when the shut off occurs. The clear fuel filter would be empty when I pop the hood but after I let it cool down some fuel will come back in it and off I go down the road again.
I really don't know where to start. Is running a electric with mechanical a good idea? I do know that it is flooding out the motor because I saw excessive fuel pouring out of the carb.
Any suggestions?
Where should I start to find the problem? The car runs fine in open air but the stop go gets to it but it is not over heating. Here is a picture of how my lines are ran. I have a electric fuel pump as well as a mechanical fuel pump. The electric fuel pump was on when the shut off occurs. The clear fuel filter would be empty when I pop the hood but after I let it cool down some fuel will come back in it and off I go down the road again.
I really don't know where to start. Is running a electric with mechanical a good idea? I do know that it is flooding out the motor because I saw excessive fuel pouring out of the carb.
Any suggestions?