Stall!!! Vapor lock??

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:09 pm

I stalled on the way to work today. It sputtered for awhile then died. I lifted up the seat and took off the gas cap to hear a "woosh". That leads me to believe the cap isnt vented. Afterwards I started it up fine after two tries, although the starter sounded a little weak, so Ill put the battery on the charger tonight at home. Where can I get a vented gas cap?? Oh, BTW, it backfired once before dying. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

MGM · Post by **MGM** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 4:27 pm

Just had the same issue, including backfire. Drilled the cap myself (there's a hot-to post on here I found with the search tool) and the issue went away. Interesting that my Black Jack is about two years old and it never happened before.

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:37 pm

That makes me feel better that yours backfired too. Thanks I feel a bit more at ease now.

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:15 pm

I stalled again on the way home in heavy traffic.

Im my haste to start it back up quickly I pressed the horn instead, scaring the be-jesus out of everyone Im sure.Gotta love those stebels. I was near home so I was able to limp back. Gas cap now DRILLED. The battery was lower that usual so Im charging. I really hope this solves the problem cause stalling in traffic sucks!

viney266 · Post by **viney266** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:38 am

If the gas cap doesn't fix it ( it should), have your charging system checked to make sure its working okay if the battery is getting low. But, then again it could jut be a battery going south.

Raiderfn311 · Post by **Raiderfn311** » Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:43 am

Battery took less than an hour to fully charge, so its cool. Fingers crossed here.