While I can't say that fuel temperature is a problem as far as vapor lock is concerned, I know that I have experienced an extrememly noisy fuel pump when the fuel gets hot. We all know that a fuel pump "hum" is not uncommon, but when the fuel gets hot, my pump "shouts". As soon as I pull into a service station and fill up with cool fuel, the noise goes away (for a while). Most of the time it takes about a half a tank before the noise gets unbearable. I've even had cars next to me at the stoplight and they hear the noise over the fans!! I do have the rubber "baffle" that is supposed to direct the air downwards away from the tank. Recently I have seen rather compact fuel "coolers" in hot rod and performance car magazines. Has anyone tried one of these? Dick Ryan VIN 16867 --- Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Have anyone verified that Fuel Temperature is a > problem? Cold fuel is more efficient, but many > people > drive their DeLoreans in hot climate with no > problems. > > Many years back, there was someone selling a rubber > shield that blocked the hot air coming out of the > radiator from blowing over the fuel tank. > > I don't remember who it was, but I have seen a few > installed on cars. Looked to be a good idea, > although > I saw no data to prove it was effective. > > > --- tobyp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > <SNIP> > > > felt like it was burning his skin. Between the > hot > > air blowing on > > the tank from the radiator, and the fuel being > > returned to the tank > > from the engine compartment as part of the > > recirculation that goes on > > continuously in the DeLorean, the fuel was heated > to > > a significant > > degree (pun intended). Here's the question for > the > <SNIP> > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Express yourself with Y! Messenger! Free. Download > now. > http://messenger.yahoo.com > > > > To address comments privately to the moderating > team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for > sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/