re. vapor lock ? 89 200tq

[Dave Aukerman]

Ran into a similar problem about a year ago.  Drove me nuts.  Problem was
finally traced to a bad fuel pump check valve.  Car started fine after
completely cooled down, but never while warm.

Good luck,
Dave

----- Original Message -----
From: TT <tomasie at wa.freei.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 11:55 AM
Subject: re. vapor lock ? 89 200tq


> Could this possibly be the Fuel Accumulator?
>
> I always thought its job was to hold fuel pressure to prevent vapor lock
and
> improve hot restarts.
>
> TT
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> >>Problem:
> On warm days (75 and above) after about a 15 min drive (or longer and =
> sometimes shorter) the car will not start until it has rested appox 22.5 =
> mins (on Tuesdays it is more like 27.5 mins) preferably with its hood =
> open. This has been going on all summer and is driving me batty. I have =
> learned to add an additional 20+ mins to each of my sales calls ... non =
> chargeable.
>
>
>