![]() Do you have the shield between the manifold and fuel pump? That is missing on many cars and could also provide some help. The original shields are quite small and with a fuel prone to vaporizing may not really be doing much. If it is bubbling then keeping the heat away from the filter sounds as if it may do more good. The electric pumps mounted more at the tank end helps alleviate the problem by providing pressure in the low side of the line. As I understand it the fuel is more prone to the problem in the suction side before the pump where the low pressure allows the gasses to come out of the liquid easily. I don't know if the rubber hose would really do much for vapor lock. It would be good to know if the engine was flooded as if might have happened if the carb percolated and dumped fuel thru the jets into the manifold or it the problem was electrical. The statement of it bubbling away in the filter kind of lends some truth to that. There have been many who say modern fuel is much more volatile than the old stuff. Have already ordered a carb rebuild kit from Daytona in case that's part of the problem. An old-timer years ago suggested I pour a little Marvel's Mystery oil into the gas tank every fill-up when I had my ancient Chevrolet (in the Louisiana heat) and she never failed to start, but I wanted to ask before trying it in a much more expensive automobile. ![]() Until I can figure this out I'm very wary about driving the car more than a mile or two away from the garage, as I don't want to shut the engine off in case she won't start again. The heat shield over the manifold is in place but I'm wondering if I should cut the metal fuel line leading to the carburetor and install a rubber fuel hose instead, or try to redirect the line further away from the stock position - it looks a little too close to the engine block to me, but this is my first Packard. Do these cars in particular have an issue with vapor lock and if so, what are the usual fixes besides installing an electric fuel pump? She still has her 6 volt system and I did check all the electrical connections (the coil may or may not be a candidate for replacing soon, as I don't know how old it is). After turning it off and leaving it for another five minutes she refused to start again and I noticed the gasoline at bottom of the glass fuel bowl attached to the carburetor bubbling away, so I tried again after an hour and she fired right up after a second or two. Thanks for any help.I just had my '47 Super 8 delivered a few days ago and had a devil of a time getting it started (hadn't run in a week), so I left it running for about 45 minutes to charge the battery up and check for any leaks. Can someone please give me suggestions on how to cure my car problem or what else to look for. I am taking it to the dealership in the morning, but just like most people, I don’t have the money to keep shelling out for car repairs. But supposedly since my car is a 2000 Mazda 626 (just shy of 140,000 miles without a lot of problems until now), vapor lock should not be an issue, but reading the symptoms on this and other websites, it surely sounds like what is going on with my car. Someone at work mentioned that it could possibly be a vapor lock issue, as it has some of the same symptons as what I have read when I googled “vapor lock”. It has been over 90 degrees for over month here where we live–heavy use of air condition(not sure if that has anything to do with it). Got a ride back home–the car starts right up (although roughly). ![]() I had to return home this morning because I forgot something, the car would not start when I went back out–good thing my husband was here to take me to work. I know nothing about cars and do not like being stranded. If I wait a while it will start up again. The car will not start back up when making frequent stops (do not know how to get around them). Of course the problem will not duplicate itself at the repair shop) but I am still having the same issue. I have taken my car to three different Firestone’s (they have checked the starter, battery, two of them did the engine diagnostics, but found nothing (one charged me almost $500 replacing spark plugs, filters and other things), the third could not find anything.
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