Question: While driving home from work on a hot summer day, I heard this road report on the radio: “You’ll notice a lot of cars off to the side of the road today suffering from vapor lock.” He ...

Dear Tom and Ray: While driving home from work on a hot day a few weeks ago, the guy who gives the road reports said, "You'll notice a lot of cars off to the side of the road today suffering from ...

TEMPERATURE rise in the gasoline as it passes through the fuel system is the important factor in vapor lock that is within the control of the car designer. Gravity and vacuum-tank feed systems are ...

Dear Tom and Ray: While driving home from work on a hot day this past summer, the guy who gives the road reports said, "You'll notice a lot of cars off to the side of the road today suffering from ...

Dear Tom and Ray: I”m a soldier in Iraq, and I have a problem with what I suspect is vapor lock on a 2005 Polaris Rover all-terrain vehicle. Frequently (although usually occurring during the hot parts ...

I’ve had several seawater pumps — feeding either the livewell, tuna tubes or ice makers — become air-locked after a spell of aggressive boat handling. Even though these pumps are self-priming and are ...

Q: Here is a problem that I have fought for almost two years. My 2001 Buick Regal will not start after a shutdown and heat soak. The car has 128,000 miles, never shuts down while driving, starts and ...

Q: I live in Wyoming and have a 1999 Ford F450 dually with a 460 engine. Every summer as soon as the temp gets above 80 degrees, I cannot drive this truck because of vapor locking. I have determined ...