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Re: [GMCnet] ????Vapor Lock (yes, again) [message #88203] Sat, 12 June 2010 08:13 Go to previous message
chucklexie is currently offline  chucklexie   United States
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I live in Belton, Texas. It is 4o miles south of Waco and 60 North of Austin, on I 35.


Chuck

---------- Original Message ----------
From: Sandra Price <bsprice9359@gmail.com>
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] ????Vapor Lock (yes, again)
Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:03:29 -0500

Chuck, where do you live?

Bob Price

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 7:07 AM, chucklexie@juno.com <chucklexie@juno.com>wrote:

> I just purchased a 78 Royale and coming back home from refueling yesterday
> I had (what could be vapor locks) I was not sure I was going to get home. I
> had no problem when driving about 70 miles on the highway checking it out.
> In 5 miles it dies 5 times acting like it just ran out of gas. I was
> thinking I may have a fuel line sucking air. It does have an electric fuel
> pump and mechanical. It does seem to work better on reserve tank setting
> (maybe a coincidence). What is the TRUE test for this malady??? Anyone have
> suggestion? May just have purchased a pig in a poke. Beautiful coach but not
> muck faith in it right now.
>
>
> Chuck
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: Charles <gcw13@sbcglobal.net>
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Vapor Lock (yes, again)
> Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2010 06:38:42 -0500
>
>
>
>
> Eugene,
> Electric fuel pump is not the solution. I had both manual and electric and
> still had vapor lock. Lock on manual and electric would only sometimes take
> care of the problem. I removed manual pump and went strictly with electric.
> Still have problem. Electric pump is just forward of the tank selector valve
> about
> three inches. What do we do now? I am ready to try almost any thing and I
> don't have mountains.
> Charles
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“Life’s a Trip” in “The Roadhouse”
’73 Painted Desert
Huntsville, TX

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