[Healeys] Tapitty tapping of Fuel Pump

[Richard Collins]

Agree with the old wives tales or folk medicine doctor tips working or not. Still fun to hear about.

When the wooden clothes pin idea was first mentioned on this list awhile back I recall my dad using that on his old flatheads to solve vapor locks. Other friends also said their dads used the same technique and swore by it.
I went with the insulation as all my wooden clothes pins I used for drying my clothes on sailboat lifelines.

Regards,
Richard C


On Jun 22, 2020, at 09:14, "warthodson at aol.com" <warthodson at aol.com> wrote:


I am amazed that the old myth of a clothes pin or block of wood could act as a heat sink that would stop "vapor lock" continues to circulate. This defies basic thermo dynamics. Wood is not a good heat sink. It might provide some insulating benefit, but a few inches of it would not provide any significant benefit & if it did a better choice would be insulation.
Gary Hodson



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