Dan Surber
New member
I have had a 49 & a 50 FORD 239 V8 & a 6 banger flat head Mill, NEVER had vapor lock till this new gas came out,, I bought a 50 FORD Custom v 8 in November ran great all winter long, weather warms up I closed off the water valve to the heater core, after that the car starting vapor locking, As the weather got into the 80`s, I replaced the fuel pump, the coil, & rebuilt the carb, put on a 6 volt electric fuel pump The car still has a vapor lock , I opened, the valve to let the water go through the heater core & I`ve used the heater fan to help cool down the fluid, It seamed to cool down a LOT faster, & run much better. even after over heating it started & ran fine, but the temp out side was 60, I am going to remove the Mechanical pump completely & run total electric , from the tank, With a second electric pump in case the first one conks out on me. I will make an aluminum plate to fit under the Card that`s wide enough to shield the carb from the head heat. I will run a metal fuel line to the outside of the frame & run a fuel regulator at 2 & 1/2lbs I`ll run the line up to the fender weld & through the vent hole in the driver fender & runt a heat shielded hose straight across to the carb, I want to see if this will stop the Vapor lock, I will also get a stronger condenser, & I may move the ignition coil to a cooler place. I intend to drive this car every day, as I progress I`ll try top post & let you know how everything works out, I will also flush out the motor with vinegar & water, I will replace the anti Freeze with plain water & water wetter. I`ve read all the posts on the Vapor lock subject & I `m very impressed with the answers, please, if there is anything else you can thing of that will work please feel free to help
Dan
Dan
