Timeline for Hesitant starting when engine is warm - possible vapor lock?
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| Feb 26, 2016 at 20:58 | comment | added | Ben | It's not common on Fords but sometimes if the purge valve is stuck open it can cause hard starts. | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 15:51 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackMechanics/status/703245916703166464 | ||
| Feb 26, 2016 at 12:59 | history | edited | Zaid |
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| Feb 26, 2016 at 12:58 | answer | added | Zaid | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 12:37 | comment | added | m.edmondson | Yes the temperature gauge rises with the temperature of the engine and stays reasonably stable. No I haven't checked that - I'll check my Haynes to see how to check it | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 12:33 | comment | added | I have no idea what I'm doing | Does the temperature gauge show proper temperature? Did you check the fuel pressure regulator? | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 11:39 | comment | added | m.edmondson | Thanks for clearing that up, I'd read something like that also but the symptoms and solution seemed too coincidental | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 11:12 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Vapor lock is almost exclusively associated with carbureted engines. Not sure what is causing your issue, but I doubt it's vapor lock. | |
| Feb 26, 2016 at 11:06 | history | asked | m.edmondson | CC BY-SA 3.0 |