![]() Made of a modern heat resistant plastic composite sandwiched between 2 layers of aluminum. Is your flathead running rough, hesitating, stalling, failing to start?įuel resistant 1/4" thick carburetor spacers. The use of carburetor spacers, fuel line insulation, new higher flow water pumps, and new fan belts can all help in your battle against vapor lock. High under-hood temperatures can boil your fuel and the resulting bubbles and vapor in your fuel lines, fuel pump and carb float bowl will stall the flow of fuel to your engine. If you have any questions about vapor lock or want to know more give Busbee’s a call at 80, or visit our website. We can’t stop the summer months from heating up, but we can do our best to stop vapor lock! With the knowledge of what it is, what issues it causes and how to prevent it we can try to take vapor lock and make it a thing of the past. You can also get a heat sleeve which is meant to keep heat away from the lower parts of the vehicle such as the transmission tunnels. This will help with vapor lock issues and any other issues that can occur when the engine gets overheated. Heat Shield VS Heat Sleeve- Another thing you can do is add a heat shield to your vehicle so the engine is more isolated and takes in less heat. With a nylon fuel hose, it will take in a lot less heat and is compatible with most fuel types.Ģ. Steel lines take in a lot of heat which heats the line and the gasoline going through it much more quickly. Nylon Fuel Hose VS Steel line-If you have the option, to get a nylon fuel hose rather than a steel line. Prevention: You should always check with a professional about how to address issues with your specific vehicle, we here at Busbee’s would like to share some ideas with you!ġ.Hesitation- where there is a lack of power behind the vehicle when you accelerate. Rough Running- when your vehicle is performing at a lesser quality than usual, possibly even sounding “rough”.Ħ. Poor Acceleration- where your vehicle has a hard time accelerating.ĥ. Misfiring- when your vehicle is idling the RPMs will drop and then go back up to normal giving a feeling of lost power or like the vehicle is having difficulty.Ĥ. Hard Starting- when the vehicle is having a hard time getting started.ģ. Stalling- where the engine stops and the vehicle will not go.Ģ. ![]()
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