Dave, I went through this same problem a few years ago. The answer in my
case was to raise the fuel level in the bowls.
Crash
>Last summer I was having missing problems that I concluded was the fuel in
>the float bowls getting hot in stop and go traffic. One of the local LBC
>mechanics made me a custom heat shield to go between the headers and the
>carbs. It came complete with asbestos on the back and seemed to cure the
>problem or at the very least, alleviate it. Today is the first really warm
>day here, 29C, and its up to its old tricks. If you sit at a light for a
>couple of minutes or shut the car off for 5 minutes it coughs and splutters
>until fresh fuel is supplied.
>
>Do those of you that live in areas where daily temperatures in the 80+F
>range are the norm have a similar problem? If so, I would really
>appreciate some help. I have thought of wrapping the headers or putting
>reflective tape on the float bowls but I'm also wondering if maybe there is
>a fuel line routing issue that I'm not seeing. My fuel line is the
>original with the exception of a filter just head of the carbs and braided
>fuel line there also. The engine seems to be running at just slightly
>warmer than what it does is much cooler weather so I not sure that is a
>factor.
>Suggestions??
>
>Dave
>'72 MKIII
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