Re: Hard starting when hot

Posted by steve-52/200 On 2011/10/12 4:14:51

Interesting
I have the thunderbolt 8 in my 52 200 that likes to not start when hot mabey its a hot fuel system !

I didn't know what the bolt insulators were for when I installed the rebuilt mechanical fuel pump ,but now I do .
There was a booster electric pump installed back at the tank but I took it out because it was wired incorectly .(I saved it in the trunk sounds like if its a free flowing one I could re install it by the tank on an ignition powered switch under the dash to use in vapor lock emergencies
I dont recall exactly if there was an gasket between the fuel pump and the block,but I think it was just a gasket and not anything that seemed like an insulator gasket ,is this something you made upspecial ? seems like a good idea .
I have the heat shield installed between the pump and the intake and exhaust manifold .
Is the heat shield between the carb and the manifold you mentioned a stock item or something you made up?Shall I get out the coffee can?
The carb insulator phenolic block ,was this a stock thing I could order somewhere ,are the studs long enough to allow for it on the stock intake I wonder ?
5% deisel sounds like a harmless fix ,would be easy to keep a gallon of deisel at home to add , but how much gas is a full tank?Im bad at math so have to figure out how much to squirt in there