Another beautiful day is promised, and I was out in it early to pull the weeds currently trying to take over my yard. Having filled the wheelbarrow with them, I started picking up some of the more ankle-turning and leg-breaking of the rocks that have accumulated from only the gods know where, culminating with having to go get the shovel for one that I swear was not here in autumn…
Of course it was still doing the iceberg thing, and I suspected I was just going to have to live with it. But fortunately it turned out not to be unbeatably large and now it’s in some other part of the yard rather than literally underfoot.
Then I spent an hour or so with the recip saw, going around and cutting brush from paths before I had to go to Neighbor L’s to drop off eggs and laundry. Back to Landlady’s to deliver eggs and give the mousetraps one last check (the bucket trap got another kill) and then…
Well, then I was actually there for quite a while because the Jeep’s back to its old vapor-locking tricks and took a while to cool down and restart. Now it’s back home to cool off and get topped off with coolant and I’m getting ready to bake bread on this lovely, breezy, warm morning. If every day were like this one we’d have to chase the tourists away with guns – far more often than we already do. [/joke]
I once had a mazda that did that vapor-lock thingie. Took it to the dealer 3 times, every time they said “Okay, we got it fixed now” and every time it locked up on me again.
I finally took it in and said “put in a new fuel pump”, and they said “there’s nothing wrong with the fuel pump”.
I insisted, they did it, and it never left me stuck in a parking lot again.
Just saying.
“Now it’s back home to cool off and get topped off with coolant…”
Would that be topping off the Jeep, or the Joel? Hell, either works.
I was afraid that problem would show it’s ugly head again just as soon as winter went away.. How about if we figure some way to actually trouble shoot the problem? It’s probably either spark related or fuel related.. Chances of fixing it are much greater if you determine which it is.
Rocks… I hate rocks. Why? Because my lovely wife is on a “rocks make things beautiful” kick. Sadly, this means there are several big bastards around the property that I will have to relocate shortly. For now though, I’m off the hook. Last night we got an inch of snow, so the yard work has been postponed.
So the Jeep is acting up again, eh? The situation is very similar to one that almost drove my Bro-in-Law to drink. From what he told me about what he went through with his Jeep, it could be because of a leaking injector, or an issue with the fuel pressure regulator and/or the fuel pump check valve. These are the main issues that will cause hard starting/vapor lock.
Good luck Joel. Whatever the cause of the Jeep issue, I hope it’s a minor one.