Iwanna928

Thank God you and your wife are OK. Next you still have a home and a bed to crawl into tonight. Last but not least thank the powers that be that you had 2 sharks and the OB lives on. Not many of those around and w/ a mild transplant the spirt of the S4 lives.

OB's are more fun anyway!

Nicole

Glad to hear you are cancer free. That, and not being harmed by the fire, is much more important than the car.

fbarnhill

Thanks guys for all your comments. I was very lucky as I was surrounded by fire almost up to my waist before deciding it was time to evacuate. I have one thing to say to all of you. 'Please go out and buy a fire extenguisher for the garage if you don't have one.' If I had one there, I would be driving the car right now. Ok, some things about the car. It had 155k miles on it. I had been through just about every idea until I discovered the bad fuel pressure and dampers. I actually had it done the day before but the hose connected between the fuel pressure regulator and the damper on the rear was interfearing with the throttle cable. I fixed that, and proceeded to change the fuel pump. I pinched the line from the tank with a pair of long nose vice grips with vinal cover over the jaws, then broke the line on the other side. I got about 8-9 oz of gas which I soaked up with paper towles. It also ran down my arm. I turned the engine over a few times and checked for leaks, there were none. I then started the car and it purred like a kitten and had almost instant throttle response. I turned it off and was standing beside the heater warming myself when a little fire fairy left the top of the heating element and ran accross the floor of the garage and blew the door back. At that point there was fire everywhere. So, I didn't even get scorched and none of the gas paper towles burned. I can't figure out why not.

Anyway, the car was so smoothe on the road that I thought it was maybe too soft. Also it was so quiet you conuldn't hear it run. It has a perfect dash, pod, steering wheel etc... The seats are awsome but I am thinking about putting them in my 79. Depends on offers. Now, I have never posted a picture on this list but I will try to take some good ones tomorrow. I believe the engine is ok as is the rest of the drive train. The flames seems to have went to the charcole cannister and behind the engine.

If I can get enough $$$ parting this thing out, I may try to see if Mickster still has his white one.

Thanks again,

James Bailey

Note to self never work on the fuel system in a closed grage with a heater.......even the water heater ! Just happy you are O K .

928mac

Glad you are ok man, good news about your health too.

I would have pulled the car out first, and yelled at the wife second.

Hmmmm . . . . yup I would have, but your door was jammed

Keys stay on the console, fire extinguisher behind the drivers seat

Really Glad it is not worse and that the house is ok

Guys a fire extinguisher needs to be with these cars at all times.

mickster

Glad about you and also that the house and your family are all safe. Bummed about the car but now it will give its life so that others may live on!

Koenig-Specials 928

Yeah, great news about your jaw and being able to have your family in a safe place. As stated earlier, car can be easily replaced.

AO

I accidentally set fire to a friend's 928. We did an intake refresh and forgot to tighten the fitting on the bottom of the front fuel dampner. Cocky (and drunk), we started the car without checking for fuel leaks. The gas dripped down and was sparked by the alternator and flames shot out! FYI... You cannot blow it out. I tried.

We used and chemical extinguisher - and while it immediately put the fire out, it also made a huge mess. We were up until 4AM cleaning his car.

There now sits a 10lb CO2 extinguisher in his garage. Not only can you refill it, but there's no mess afterwards.

I have a little chemical one like we used, but I think I need to get a CO2 one for my garage.

jeff spahn

Man oh man. Glad to hear you are OK. Car can be replaced. Jaw, whole lot tougher. Life, let's not go there.

Phil 9xx

Frank - Sorry to hear about the car but very happy to hear you don't have Cancer. I work in healthcare and you live in a great part of the country for having access to some great, high-end hospitals with good research programs (oncology being a key focus for many). Take care!

Ed Scherer

First, it's great to hear that the really important stuff (health) is OK; fire and loss of car, of course, is a bummer. Sorry to hear about that.



After witnessing one 928 fire (put out by a number of cheap-'n'-messy small fire extinguishers), that was enough motivation to get an Amerex 371 13 lb. Halon 1211 (the "good stuff" ) fire extinguisher for the garage.

I'd also strongly encourage anyone who doesn't already have an extinguisher in your garage, GET ONE SOON and HANG IT WHERE IT CAN BE QUICKLY FOUND WHEN NEEDED.

Drewster67

Man - scary happenings and Im glad you are OK on Both counts.

Good Luck with parting the car out.