From: Steve & Jeanne Keith (cckw@attbi.com)
Date: Sun May 04 2003 - 16:57:05 PDT
One trick I have heard of is to use heater hose sections
split down the side that can be slipped over the offending
gas lines in the engine compartment.
They can easily be installed for a parade and removed for
display!
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brubaker" <b52d@piace.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 6:44 PM
Subject: [MV] vapor lock questions
> I think that I experienced a problem with vapor locking on my M151A2 this
> weekend. Least ways, that is what some of the old salts are telling me
from
> our club.
>
> I do not really know a lot about this topic. What's worse is I really
have
> no clue how to combat it. I have received suggestions yesterday that
> included wrapping wet rags on the gas line, clipping clothes pins to the
> line, cutting a grapefruit in half and sticking that on the fuel pump
(still
> don't know if he was just trying to get me to look stupid or what).
>
> How do you effectively go about combating vapor lock and keep your vehicle
> from looking non-military?
>
> I am sure there are others on the list that may want to know as well, the
> warmer weather is coming!
>
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