"Something in the Orange"

so back in post 108 i hinted at having a little trouble with vapor lock when it got really hot in the summer. Fact is I don't think I ever got a good handle on what was going on.
When I put the new gas tank and lines in I wrapped the gas line with a sock like thing made out of the same stuff you wrap headers with. I've seen many posts that got me thinking that may actually hold heat close to the line and make the issue worse. The first time the car would not start was at daycare after work prolly circa 2019. I read a non-mopar thread somewhere about a guy putting a cold pack on his coil and as it happened I had one in my lunch box. "Signs and wonders" it started soon after. But in the years after that when I tried the same trick it didn't work. I've always kept a spare ballast resistor and used it with mixed results. However, I think everything points back to the gas had time to cool down while I was foolin' around with other stuff!

One problem that hit me one last time in 2020 was crap in the carburetor. This last time I was already doing 5 over the 75 speed limit and goosed it. When I slowed down it ran ok again. Obviously the difference between clogging the needle in the secondary vs the primary bowl and it let me get home to clean it.