has one one else had this happend....it is where our gas starts to boil in your gas line.
Vapor lock
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like just from sitting outside?
or from riding?
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Well there was that one time me and brendan frasier traveled to the center of the Earth, but other than that, what are you, in Texas?
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no i am in new jersey and i was riding........out of no where my moped liek died and then reved back up. and did that repeatedlly then i went home and parked it for 2 hours and went for anther ride and it was fine.
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it was only vapor lock. vapor lock. vapor lock.
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L-ing O' L before the thread even loaded.
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Gives me lock jaw thinking of it...
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only an a ss396 chevelle. And ice cream cone on the fuel pump fixed it in seconds...yes, really.
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dude the exact thing has been happening to me for the past 2 days and i had to leave my ped out at my school all alone in a thunderstorm :C and i live in new york i keep freaking out.
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water in your gas
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Super common with high temps. Shielding your carb from engine heat will help, as will pouring water over your carb when the problem occurs.
There was a vintage VW show/swap in Ypsi last weekend. Saw several old bugs on the side of the road with... you guessed it, vapor lock from the 90+ temps.
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Happens on my Murray all the time. I don't think the gas cap is vented enough, it seems to build up a vacuum in the tank. Sometimes if it starts dying like that I can crack the gas cap open a bit and it will keep the gas flowing and the ped going.
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that used to happen to my PC50 too. It would bog down with a full tank and run great on 3/4. I drilled a couple of tiny holes in the cap and it was solved.
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humm so how can i fix this problem permentlly.....jsut vent my tank?
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I think so, when my Jawa starts to pick up speed because it is running lean, I know I have to loosen my gas cap cause it isn't venting enough.
kbj
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