Shewman carburetor spacer.

[ford38v8]

Henry, you're all right in my book.

[G.M.]

Henry your cheap shots come after almost all of my posts, it's a matter of record. G.M.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by G.M.

Henry your cheap shots come after almost all of my posts, it's a matter of record. G.M.

Actually, I just checked the "record" you speak of. Out of your last 25 posts I only criticized one of them that was actually a post of yours criticizing a post of mine. Better check your "record" a little closer.

[ken ct]

LOL,LOL,LOL. ken ct.

[ford38v8]

George, old boy, you had it made if only you'd have buttoned your lip!

[37 Coupe]

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I think I ordered the correct spacer for the Stromberg.

[G.M.]

Originally Posted by 37 Coupe

I think I ordered the correct spacer for the Stromberg.

37 the Stromberg spacer is the correct one for your carb. If you have a laser thermometer take some temperatures the base of the carb above the intake manifold. After installing the spacer take the same temperature readings. This cures the boiling in the carb. After shut downs on real hot days you can still get heat build up, the engine gets hotter after shut down because there is no water or air being circulated. Raise the hood when parked to allow this trapped heat to escape. The spacer won't help the fuel boiling in the fuel pump causing a vapor lock in the pump. G.M.

[Cecil/WV]

The vapor lock on my '50 is always pre carb. because it will always start, after making a short stop, and travel some distance and then run out of gas. A flip of the electric fuel pump solves the problem. GM is tight about opening the hood. On my trip to Tahoe, if I opened my hood while stopped, I never had a problem, but it was easier to just flip the switch for a few seconds.

[donald1950]

thats what G.M. used to say about me... suposidly in every post critized him... at least he has a new whipping boy now..... thank you henry..... LOL

[JM 35 Sedan]

Originally Posted by donald1950

thats what G.M. used to say about me... suposidly in every post critized him... at least he has a new whipping boy now..... thank you henry..... LOL

I'm not so sure about who was trying to do the whipping on your's and Old Henry's posts, but it would be nice to see it all stop.

[Bassman/NZ]

Exactly. Everyone has a point of view, we have a common love of flathead Fords, and between us all (and I do mean all) we have probably the biggest collective knowledge of flathead Fords on the planet. Some of us have a more direct or blunt way of expressing our opinions, but we all have valuable contributions to make and all opinions should be respected and digested in the melting pot.
BTW: in my book, it's a good man who can admit a mistake or error of judgement, apologise for it, and rectify the situation. Kudos.

[Old Henry]

Originally Posted by Old Henry

I bought one as it was supposed to stop the boiling of the gas in the carburetor bowl after I parked in the garage to keep the gas from smelling up the garage. The spacer made no difference. I still have to throw a wet rag on the carburetor to keep from smelling up the garage.

Originally Posted by G.M.

After shut downs on real hot days you can still get heat build up, the engine gets hotter after shut down because there is no water or air being circulated. Raise the hood when parked to allow this trapped heat to escape. G.M.

G.M. is right. The heat that boils the gas out of the carburetor (and stinks up my garage) doesn't come just from the intake manifold but from everything under the hood. I tried just lifting the hood when I pulled into the garage without throwing the wet rag on the carburetor and it worked. No gas boiling and no stink without having to work that wet rag around the carb.

Thanks G.M. for the idea.

(Can you see my hatchet going under ground?)

[oldford2]

Professor,

Originally Posted by Old Henry
I bought one as it was supposed to stop the boiling of the gas in the carburetor bowl after I parked in the garage to keep the gas from smelling up the garage. The spacer made no difference. I still have to throw a wet rag on the carburetor to keep from smelling up the garage.

Boiling gas smelling up your garage - Did you ever put your laser on the carb for the temperature? Was it high enough to boil gas? Maybe you just have a gas leak. What temp does gas boil at?
John

[Old Henry]

I searched everywhere for leaks then looked down the throat of the carb and could see it boiling into there. Plus, if it was just a leak it wouldn't go away when I threw a wet rag on the carb or now just open up the hood. That's how I know.

Haven't checked the carb temperature. Dropped my laser thermometer and broke it.

Plain gasoline (no ethanol) boils at 185° F on up depending on the octane. E10 fuel boils at 173°. And all of those temperatures drop as the altitude rises. That's why we're struggling more with vapor lock and boiling gas than in the good old days, especially up where I live and drive.

Here's a great video showing gasoline starting to boil at 160°: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7AkcjnCTVU

[oldford2]

Professor,

"looked down the throat of the carb and could see it boiling into there"

When you looked down the throat and saw gas? Where was it coming from? The accel. pump squirt holes? The bowl is vented so maybe some fumes coming from it? Where else would raw gas come from to get in the throat? Next time check it out.
John

[Old Henry]

The gas was not coming out of the acceleration pump nozzles so I must conclude that it was coming out of the main nozzles. The fumes from the boiling gas could also escape from the bowl vent and probably does.