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Old 10-20-2012, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by rpatton3 View Post
Is percolation a scientific word for vapor lock? In Arkansas , we treat that with wooden clothes pins. It's a heat sink and fuel line locator solution from my teenage years.


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Dang, I don't think I've even seen a wooden clothes pin in 40 years. But yes, the gas in the bowls boiling after you've stopped. I know when I'm driving I can literally see the heat coming out of the hood scoop.
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