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From: tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley)
Newsgroups: net.auto.tech
Subject: Re: Vapor Lock (really MGB fuel pump)
Message-ID: <344@watmum.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 24-Nov-85 16:43:09 EST
Article-I.D.: watmum.344
Posted: Sun Nov 24 16:43:09 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 25-Nov-85 06:57:41 EST
References: <2922@vax4.fluke.UUCP> <582@ihwpt.UUCP>
Reply-To: tjsmedley@watmum.UUCP (Trevor J. Smedley)
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Summary: 

In article <582@ihwpt.UUCP> jeq@ihwpt.UUCP (j quist) writes:
>> Im sorry Randle but there is no such thing as "Vapor Lock" in today's
>> automobiles.
... stuff about vapour lock (yawn :-)
>> Today's fuel pumps push fuel at a pressure of 7-10 psi and no bubble
>> could ever have any effect on it.  
>
>I've got a '72 MGB that would disagree. 
>One can argue that since the fuel system of
>a '72 MGB isn't much different from a '58 MGA,
>the B doesn't classify as one of today's automobiles...

I also have a '72 B, but have never even had the slightest worry about
vapour lock. Mostly because I've never been able to get the fuel pump
to work for more than 20 consecutive minutes. Anyone want to buy a
slightly used, and *very* slightly functional fuel pump?

Trevor J. Smedley                    University of Waterloo

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