F@%* Car Almost Burned From A Damn Ground Cable
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I got done replacing the clutch in the car and forgot to reconnect the ground from the bell housing to the chassis. While cranking the car (about 5 seconds), the starter turned very slowly and then I smelled smoke. I turned the car off and got out of the car to find a small fire burning underneath the car between the rear tires. I am thinking WTF while getting the fire extinguisher in a hurry. In a few seconds, I found the STEEL BRAKE LINE ON FIRE and it was burning its way to the gas tank. THE STEEL LINE BECAME THE GROUND AND THE PLASTIC BURNED INSIDE THE STEEL BRAID CAUSING THE FIRE. I was able to put out the fire by blowing on it without using the extinguisher. Here are the aftermath pictures of the melted plastic with a puddle of brake fluid and the melted line.
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crazy, you wery lucky guy.
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Thanks Z-man. I just replaced the front lines with new ones and have a set of new rear ones. I just got done bleeding the system with blue ATE fluid. I guess its back under the car again after replacing the clutch, starter, starter ring gear, rear suspension, control arms, torsion bars, uruthane bushings, exhaust, sway bars, and more. I am just getting burnt out (pun intended). Moral of the story, don't work on these darn cars when you are tired mentally or physically because after doing about 20 clutches in these cars, I still forget stupid stuff like the ground cable.
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Paging Sid V., Sid V. are you in the building :>)
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Remind me not to do that.
You're right. If you rush to get things done and lose you edge, you can make some serious mistakes. But its hard to imagine that such a simple mistake could create suvh a problem. Glad you managed to limit the damge with quick thinking.
You're right. If you rush to get things done and lose you edge, you can make some serious mistakes. But its hard to imagine that such a simple mistake could create suvh a problem. Glad you managed to limit the damge with quick thinking.
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Originally posted by Matt H
Paging Sid V., Sid V. are you in the building :>)
Paging Sid V., Sid V. are you in the building :>)
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glad you and the car are safe - good, quick thinking.
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Jeez, it's a little funny though... I would have never imagined a bad ground would cause a brake line to light on fire.
No offense or anything, but that's one of the last things I would have thought would ground the engine.
Lucky that you caught that!
No offense or anything, but that's one of the last things I would have thought would ground the engine.
Lucky that you caught that!