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> Is this the dreaded 914 vapor lock?, Asking for your ideas and thoughts
Artfrombama
post Jul 14 2024, 05:04 PM
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Drove my 914 to a PCA function yesterday morning, 93f and humid.
After driving on the interstate at 70-75mph for around 45 miles I exited and the motor died. I had enough momentum and coasted into a gas station/convenience store where I topped off the tank and tried to restart the car, no luck. The car would fire, run a few seconds and die then refused to re-start for another 10-15 minutes then the same scenario again. No tools to diagnose or repair.
While waiting on AAA for three hours (another story) I would occasionally try to start the car with the same results.

Today, car started normally, runs normally.

1974 L-jet, original three bung fuel pump, original location.
500 miles on new tank, sock, filter, ss lines.
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Artfrombama   Is this the dreaded 914 vapor lock?   Jul 14 2024, 05:04 PM
emerygt350   Yep, sounds like vapor lock to me. I have mine al...   Jul 14 2024, 06:18 PM
Artfrombama   Yep, sounds like vapor lock to me. I have mine a...   Jul 14 2024, 07:20 PM
wonkipop   [quote name='emerygt350' post='3156717' date='Jul...   Jul 14 2024, 07:51 PM
GregAmy   With a recirculating fuel system...can a 914 **rea...   Jul 14 2024, 07:43 PM
wonkipop   With a recirculating fuel system...can a 914 **re...   Jul 14 2024, 07:59 PM
JamesM   With a recirculating fuel system...can a 914 **re...   Jul 16 2024, 12:11 AM
ClayPerrine   If it boils just in the fuel rail lines you can ...   Jul 16 2024, 08:23 AM
wonkipop   another factor in USA cars is the ethanol content ...   Jul 14 2024, 08:08 PM
bkrantz   Could the pump itself be causing at least part of ...   Jul 14 2024, 09:00 PM
wonkipop   Could the pump itself be causing at least part of...   Jul 14 2024, 09:53 PM
wonkipop   art this is what i have got on hot start, runs th...   Jul 14 2024, 10:01 PM
Artfrombama   @wonkipop , [b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2...   Jul 14 2024, 10:09 PM
Chris914n6   The 3-port recirculates fuel around the engine, in...   Jul 14 2024, 10:19 PM
wonkipop   The 3-port recirculates fuel around the engine, i...   Jul 14 2024, 11:04 PM
Chris914n6   The 3-port recirculates fuel around the engine, ...   Jul 15 2024, 12:48 PM
wonkipop   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156755' date='Jul 1...   Jul 15 2024, 05:29 PM
Artfrombama   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156755' date='Jul ...   Jul 15 2024, 06:34 PM
wonkipop   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156901' date='Jul 1...   Jul 15 2024, 06:42 PM
wonkipop   another tip @artfrombama that came to mind - jus...   Jul 15 2024, 01:10 AM
emerygt350   I have found that as long as the fuel is vapor the...   Jul 15 2024, 04:56 AM
emerygt350   As a side note too, the original heat wrap was tha...   Jul 15 2024, 04:58 AM
ClayPerrine   Here is what I would do to diagnose it. Get a mec...   Jul 15 2024, 06:12 AM
bkrantz   Here is what I would do to diagnose it. Get a me...   Jul 15 2024, 07:45 PM
StarBear   Had recurring vapor lock in my 74 1.8 L-Jet in the...   Jul 15 2024, 06:53 AM
Superhawk996   There are a lot of assumptions built in to this th...   Jul 15 2024, 07:46 AM
Artfrombama   This is a head scratcher for sure! I was read...   Jul 15 2024, 07:48 AM
Superhawk996   This is a head scratcher for sure! I was rea...   Jul 15 2024, 07:58 AM
ClayPerrine   This is a head scratcher for sure! I was rea...   Jul 15 2024, 10:14 AM
Shivers   I had a leak develop under the fuel tank. Pulled t...   Jul 15 2024, 08:16 AM
Artfrombama   I had a leak develop under the fuel tank. Pulled ...   Aug 7 2024, 01:09 AM
wonkipop   [quote name='Shivers' post='3156816' date='Jul 15...   Aug 7 2024, 03:56 AM
Artfrombama   [quote name='Shivers' post='3156816' date='Jul 1...   Aug 7 2024, 02:16 PM
Superhawk996   On the 3 port pump the port labeled R isn’t flow...   Jul 15 2024, 01:51 PM
Superhawk996   Here is the cutaway of the 3 ports as well as the ...   Jul 15 2024, 02:07 PM
Artfrombama   Checked fuel pressure 23 psi regulated, regulator...   Jul 15 2024, 03:14 PM
wonkipop   Checked fuel pressure 23 psi regulated, regulato...   Jul 15 2024, 06:22 PM
wonkipop   so let me get this right with the test you did. yo...   Jul 15 2024, 07:15 PM
Artfrombama   so let me get this right with the test you did. y...   Jul 15 2024, 09:52 PM
wonkipop   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156933' date='Jul 1...   Jul 15 2024, 10:53 PM
Artfrombama   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156933' date='Jul ...   Jul 16 2024, 07:06 PM
wonkipop   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3156960' date='Jul 1...   Jul 16 2024, 07:44 PM
Artfrombama   Discovered the temp sensor in the RH head became d...   Jul 23 2024, 04:26 PM
wonkipop   Discovered the temp sensor in the RH head became ...   Jul 23 2024, 05:00 PM
emerygt350   Discovered the temp sensor in the RH head became...   Jul 23 2024, 05:50 PM
Artfrombama   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3158099' date='Jul 2...   Jul 23 2024, 06:03 PM
emerygt350   [quote name='wonkipop' post='3158099' date='Jul ...   Jul 23 2024, 06:57 PM
Artfrombama   [quote name='Artfrombama' post='3158110' date='Ju...   Jul 23 2024, 07:08 PM
ClayPerrine   Yes, a pair of Webers were starting to look good...   Jul 24 2024, 03:00 PM
wonkipop   Yes, a pair of Webers were starting to look good...   Jul 24 2024, 06:16 PM
Artfrombama   [quote name='ClayPerrine' post='3158232' date='Ju...   Jul 24 2024, 07:48 PM
JeffBowlsby   A pin-out diagram would be helpful in eliminatin...   Jul 25 2024, 07:23 AM
ClayPerrine   A pin-out diagram would be helpful in eliminatin...   Jul 25 2024, 10:04 AM
JeffBowlsby   The factory service bulletin to address fuel vapor...   Jul 24 2024, 06:00 PM
Superhawk996   The temp sensor in the head - TS2, commonly called...   Jul 24 2024, 09:54 PM
Artfrombama   The temp sensor in the head - TS2, commonly calle...   Jul 25 2024, 08:29 PM
wonkipop   CHT test for the L jet from factory manual. tricky...   Jul 24 2024, 11:42 PM
ClayPerrine   The L-Jet wiring is now more than 50 years old, an...   Jul 25 2024, 05:41 AM
wonkipop   @ArtfromBama ah yeah, thats probably right for t...   Jul 25 2024, 08:45 PM
Artfrombama   @[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?show...   Jul 25 2024, 09:04 PM
JeffBowlsby   The original L-Jet dual cantilever spring (4 prong...   Jul 25 2024, 10:05 PM
StarBear   I love happy endings! :D   Aug 7 2024, 05:30 AM


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