Trouble restarting hot bus

Jul 14, 2003 1 Replies

I have a new 1600 engine in my 73 Westfalia with dual Kadrons and a



009 distributor. It has developed a little problem with restarting when hot such as after a 2 or 3 hour run. I might stop for 15 or 20 minutes and it is difficult to restart. It always has started so far but it seems like it has lost prime of the fuel or something. could this be a hot fuel line and would insulating it be something worth trying?

Thanks, Shredney in Nova Scotia


Flooding is common with the Solex carbs, so might apply to your setup too. In hot weather with high engine bay temp, the fuel will boil out of the carb into the manifold. Result: hard to start.

Insulating lines won't help because the heat is in the carb bowl.

Hole throttle wide open and crank away...

Speedy Jim

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