[Shop-talk] Vapor lock or flooding?
Bill Rabel
brabel at dlux.net
Sun Aug 19 22:51:56 MDT 2007
I'd suggest a carburetor cleaning. It sounds like fuel is getting
past the float chamber when the engine is off.
- Bill Rabel
Anacortes, WA
> My 1950 Dodge has a flat head straight six with a one barrel Stromberg
> carburator. If I turn off a hot engine for any where from 5 minutes
> to when
> the engine is cooled way down restarting becomes an issue. If I
> restart
> without waiting there is no problem. In order to start I need to
> depress the
> gas pedal to the floor (like on a flooded engine) and crank away.
> I does
> eventually restart. As long as I don't stop the engine I have
> never had any
> problem with it cutting out or otherwise. It has been suggested on
> other lists
> that this is vapor lock by some and flooding by others. What are
> the thoughts
> of this list.
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