Please do.
Exactly. Cars with clearance under the hood benefit with a spacer under the carb. If you are short on room there are drop bases for many air cleaners that can help the clearance issues. The spacer really helps with the running vapor lock like the OP is experiencing. It will help with heat soak and fuel evaporation after shutting the engine off but it isn't a cure for that. An electric charge pump is the best fix for that hot soak issue.
It's definitely a frustrating issue especially when the results aren't consistent which I attribute to differences in fuels. My car as it sits is mostly problem free throughout the summer with the fuel line insulated and the carb sitting on a 1/2" spacer but mostly isn't good enough. I live in an area where traffic is almost non existent which is a big part of why I say mostly gone, it rarely has to sit long enough for anything to get hot but it happens and when it does it's always at the worst time!
. Fortunately he was way behind and it had time to come out of it before he caught up so I just kept cruising like nothing ever happened. Took my boy out for Mexican one afternoon, as we started backing out some of the people in the outdoor eating area started talking to me asking questions and then blaaaaaa. It's infuriating and embarrassing as hell!
Others had suggested trying one but I didn't for 2 reasons.
Too much bypassing meaning low fuel psi? If so, it’s due to the incorrect orfice separator like in my pic. My car runs just fine when fully heat soaked, including starting, with the proper sized one.
That's why I went with a pump in the tank, as long as you don't run it down to E every time the pump has plenty of cooling. You also have to remember I haven't had great experience with mechanical fuel pumps either, so many parts are garbage anymore.. 3 pumps in 19,000 miles!
