Car hard to start after filling up with gas

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10-17-2016, 08:56 PM

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Cool, thanks

I don't want to say "I told you so" .....

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10-17-2016, 09:06 PM

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I don't want to say "I told you so" .....

Lol you can say it i fucked up.

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10-18-2016, 12:17 AM

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????

I'm not running my evap, it still works, just removed it for tuning purposes.

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10-19-2016, 08:50 AM

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MFW I hear vapor lock on a fuel injected car

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10-19-2016, 09:32 AM

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MFW I hear vapor lock on a fuel injected car

That's what my tuner said it was but it only started happening after some mods and tune

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10-19-2016, 10:07 AM

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time to get a new tuner. Vapor Lock won't happen on a FI car unless you park the car on planet mercury

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10-19-2016, 11:00 AM

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Just pump the gas while you try to start it, open the choke a lil bit too.

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10-19-2016, 11:39 AM

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That's what my tuner said it was but it only started happening after some mods and tune

Did your tuner say "vapor lock?" Your first post said you read it somewhere. If your tuner said it, you def need a new one. He's either making stuff up or is 80 years old.

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10-19-2016, 01:11 PM

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Yep vapour lock. I also looked it up that's what I meant when I said that

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10-19-2016, 01:38 PM

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Just pump the gas while you try to start it, open the choke a lil bit too.

pump 3 times before cranking!!! Miss my 79 Toronado with a quadrajet.

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Yep vapour lock. I also looked it up that's what I meant when I said that

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Most modern engines are equipped with fuel injection, and have an electric submersible fuel pump in the fuel tank. Moving the fuel pump to the interior of the tank helps prevent vapor lock, since the entire fuel delivery system is under positive pressure and the fuel pump runs cooler than if it is located in the engine compartment. This is the primary reason that vapor lock is rare in modern fuel systems. For the same reason, some carbureted engines are retrofitted with an electric fuel pump near the fuel tank.

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10-19-2016, 02:27 PM

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Makes sense. I'll just deal with it for now. I guess I'll check the evap solenoid when I blast my valves...

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10-19-2016, 02:28 PM

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Makes sense. I'll just deal with it for now. I guess I'll check the evap solenoid when I blast my valves...

you can check the evap purge solenoid now lol. its only two bolts and boom its off...... not that hard to do. its a 5 min job lol

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10-19-2016, 03:00 PM

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10 mm socket and ratchet.

Undo the electrical connector. Remove the gray vent tube from the top.

Unbolt the one bolt holding it on. Blow into it.

I have done it 10 times maybe. It's as easy as checking the oil.

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10-19-2016, 03:26 PM

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I solved all my evap issues with one simple step and haven't looked back.

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10-19-2016, 04:27 PM

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you can check the evap purge solenoid now lol. its only two bolts and boom its off...... not that hard to do. its a 5 min job lol

I know I'm just lazy lol. I'm going to totd tho so I've got a lot of **** I wanna check before I go this weekend.

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10-19-2016, 06:24 PM

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I solved all my evap issues with one simple step and haven't looked back.

Looks like how I solved my turbo fluttering badly with the forge bps....

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10-19-2016, 08:36 PM

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Changed mine tonight. Took 2 mins.

Cost for me was $25 CAD taxes in.

Hopefully it fixes my cold start issue. Had my first issue filling the other day too.

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10-19-2016, 11:05 PM

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Changed mine tonight. Took 2 mins.

Cost for me was $25 CAD taxes in.

Hopefully it fixes my cold start issue. Had my first issue filling the other day too.

That conversion sucks lol.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000IZ3M3O/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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10-19-2016, 11:16 PM

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That conversion sucks lol.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I already got it at our shop's cost . After tax that Amazon price would be within 2-3 dollars of what I spent and I got it next day.

Couldn't if got it for any cheaper even through Rockauto

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10-20-2016, 07:34 AM

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I solved all my evap issues with one simple step and haven't looked back.

(trashcan evap image)

no emissions laws in Michigan? or you tuned it out? haha

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10-20-2016, 10:00 AM

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So went to try my first cold start after the swap. Started it, made the weirdest sound and found idle quickly buy still stumbled. Left for work it and something felt off. Scanned it and got a code for incomplete circuit. Pulled over checked and I forgot to plug it in... DOH.

Hopefully it's better now.

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