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i have a 1979 Lincoln Mark V continental, and i have been having some serious issues

i have already replaced the mechanical fuel pump with an electric one

the first time i broke down it was traced to the ignition control module

which i replaced with a new one



then the second and third time, it did a thing where i ran for about 30 minutes, and then shut down, in extreme heat, which i have narrowed down to vapor lock



i have talked to a few people, and they have said that this was a common problem for Fords Lincolns, and Mercury's as the fuel line ran to the front of the engine, giving it more time to become heated by the engine's radiant temperature



so i have wrapped the fuel line in automotive heater tubing, and that has seemed to have helped





but i want a permanent solution so i came up with the idea of actually cooling the fuel lines, either in the engine bay, or as the line runs from the tank i searched this on google, and the thing i heard of was running the fuel lines through a can filled with dry ice, but since dry ice would melt extremely quickly i am forced to come up with a completely new idea, the things i have thought of are;



1.using a vessel filled with mineral oil, which dissipates heat quickly, as seen in some computer cooling projects

2.some sort of cooling fins on the line, besides clothespins



so thats where i am now, any help is greatly appreciated



forgot to mention that somehow when i was insulating the lines last night, i discovered that there is some kind of break in the fuel line that has been patched by putting on some rubber tubing, most likely rubber fuel line, and clamped on, could this be affecting the vacuum at high temperatures