Usually means: Fuel vapor prevents engine flow.
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  1. vapour lock: Collins English Dictionary
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  3. vapour lock: Wiktionary
  4. vapour lock: Dictionary.com
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  6. vapour lock: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. vapour lock: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Vapour lock)

noun:  Alternative form of vapor lock [(mechanical engineering) A problem mostly affecting gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines, where the liquid fuel changes state from liquid to gas while still in the fuel delivery system, reducing the pump pressure and causing transient power loss or complete stalling.]

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