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[Smokey 11a]

 Could be a fuel vapor lock or Icing. If it does it again pull the pipe off the carb and pour some petrol in the carb if it starts that's your problem.  I do Diesel's so a cure will be forth coming from a petrol head.

[109 fever]

Thanks, all good now.  So much fun.

[Wittsend]

... so what was the problem/cure

[Alan Drover]

Carburettor icing? Especially if it's a Weber.

[109 fever]

ethanol vapor lock is the most likely cause.  I had exactly the same thing happen about a year ago with my 3.5L V8 110,.  Both trucks had not been driven for a while.  I also have to check the junction of the fuel line at the tank of the 109 for air leak.  Both trucks have been perfect since then.

[109 fever]

I know its off subject, but added this one to the clan of Landys today.

[w3526602]

ethanol vapor lock is the most likely cause.

Hi,

I had something FORD, maybe my Transit, maybe my Cortina, that had constant flow ... tank to carb to tank.

I think when the fuel hit the carb, it had the choice of dropping into the float chamber, and if the float chamber was full, it went back to the tank.

I assume this was to stop the petrol getting too hot, and vapourising. ? There also seemed to be a switch in the carb to stop fuel being sucked out by the engine "running on".

No doubt somebody here can tell what was actually happening?

602

[109 fever]

yes it almost has to be a vapor lock.  All fine now.