Re: 1990 F150 pu Va**** locking

"SC Tom" <sc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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>>  That's why I thought the cylinders were flooding with gas va****.
>>
>> This is the first fuel injected vehicle I have owned, I know carbs
>> used to va**** lock and flood cylinders, I dont know much about fuel
>> inj.  I'll suspect the starter, but it dont make too much sense that
>> the temp would affect an electric motor of any type....
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but the "va****" in "va**** lock" was in the fuel

> line from the tank to the engine. IIRC, it happened mostly on engines
with 
> a mechanical engine-mounted fuel the pulled the gas from the tank to 
> supply the carb. The gas in the line would heat up and va****ize, causing

> the pump to try to pump the va**** (which they didn't do very well at
all). 
> I had a '64 Galaxy with a built 390 that was prone to it when I lived in

> southern AlaBAMa.
>
> SC Tom
>
>

That should be "engine-mounted fuel pump that pulled."

My fingers can't type as fast as I think I'm typing, if you know what I
mean 
;-)

SC Tom