'My Engine is Vapor Locked!!' How to EASILY Start a Heat Soaked Engine

don't be the "vapor lock" guy , there is an extremely simple solution to all of this!

[ThunderHead]

I wanted to make this video before I correct this car as I’m sure a lot of you guys go through this.
Thanks for watching 👍

[brianspikes]

Holy crap! I just tried this on my vapor locked F100. I can’t believe it worked!! Thank you so much

[zandemen]

Great information. I've almost been stranded at sea with an engine that won't start, never even heard of heat soak before but I'm sure now that's what my problem was.
Drive around for a bit, stop and do some fishing, go to fire up and I'm like, what the hell, it should be warm enough to fire without choke!
Crank for a bit, give it a shot of accelerator pump to enrichen the mix, still no go, try to choke it, crank a bunch more until I'm like, oh no, maybe it's not cold, but FUBAR!
Took a lot of cranking with it wide open to finally clear it and get it going, lucky I had good batteries or I'd be using the paddles.

[Kamaole]

I learned this from my dad when I was 13 or 14. It was the 1960's in Eastern Washington (hot summers). Every car I knew of back then had a carburetor. That's a nice piece of old-school Detroit iron!

[OtisPlunk]

Or you could keep a cooler of ice-cold beer in the trunk and a lawn chair: Open the hood, sit in the lawn chair, drink a few beers, and be one with your ride as you both cool off together...slowly.

[rocksnrally]

As a guy with a carbed 4x4 in Arizona. I needed this info more than you can imagine

[Jethrosgarage]

I think sometimes I watch your videos because I am homesick for the midwest, those green leaves and fields, the little old bridges and muddy rivers...native MN guy living down in southeast Georgia.

[squidtender]

I remember being a kid on a vacation to Canada and my Dad's 1976 Dodge Power Wagon did this. I remember him telling me it was vapor lock. This is the first video I've seen on how to fix that. Thanks, Luke. Also, Seat Cover shouldn't be hiding from the camera. She's cute as a bug.

[stevenjenkinson]

Great tip Luke, so simple yet I never knew this. I’d always turned the car over with no throttle till it started in the end. Never thought through the science of it till now 👍

[upfactoryracing]

You did good Luke on scoring that little gem!

[kevinburgess]

Absolutely excellent video! The part where you explain why this happens is the most valuable. You've got some fantastic knowledge and I really value every one of these videos. Keep concentrating on the why and drop those nuggets into your content. You should have 1M subscribers for what you're doing on this channel.

[tommydemis]

That is a pretty “beater”.... you should buff it out and put a nice shine on it... ; )

[abhinandanb]

This Ford is perhaps the classiest daily driver in the whole of USA. It's a time capsule. Thanks for keeping it alive and original.

[FordFanatic]

I love old school fixes! My dad use to do this, deep in the heart of Texas!

[razzymarcus]

Now this is the Kinda YouTube I’ve been looking for

[bowman]

I grew up in So. Indiana (many years ago) and am familiar with this issue, but glad to see you passing along the tip for the ones that were born after this car was new, thanks. That '64 is a beauty, very nice classic.

[danielpothier]

Great video, these short form ones are a nice complement to the more detailed videos.

[theovallas]

THIS! I struggled with this for years on my '72 F100 until one day last summer at a Tractor Supply here in Tennessee an old fellow taught me this trick. My mind was blown that I had struggled for so long and it was such an easy fix. This will help a lot of folks! Thanks for posting!

[umangu]

A few years ago on a 100 degree day, my 66 Mustang stalled in the middle of the highway and wouldn't start. I kept cranking and pumping till the fuel percolated! Called my mechanic and he told me to wait 5 mins and how to hold my foot down. All this in the middle of the highway! Wish you'd made this video 5 years ago haha!!

[cobrajet]

Thanks again Luke. You are keeping that old ford spirit alive. That is a sweet 64.