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07-01-2016, 11:05 AM
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I haven't done any work to fuel system in about a year and a half. Like I said, I have driven it thousands of miles since. I don't know how to determine what went wrong cause everything in the engine bay is melted. Bill stopped by yesterday and seems to think it isn't that bad. To quote Clint Eastwood, "a Nan's got to know is limitations". A repair of this magnitude is way beyond me. Although the wife said, to my surprise, "work on it over time".
I guess 2K/year ain't that bad but I'm a lowly govt servant (US Air Force). That's s steady out flow.
IT RAN BEAUTIFULLY! recent X-pipe with Porken chip really woke it up. I digress... Thanks for all the well wishes.
I guess 2K/year ain't that bad but I'm a lowly govt servant (US Air Force). That's s steady out flow.
IT RAN BEAUTIFULLY! recent X-pipe with Porken chip really woke it up. I digress... Thanks for all the well wishes.
07-01-2016, 11:26 AM
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I'll donate a fender. I also have a hood. Both in blue.
07-01-2016, 02:11 PM
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07-03-2016, 03:03 PM
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An extinguisher is a good step - but you need halon, halotron or CO2 so you can get it into the engine compartment. Better still is plumbing to get it in there without opening the hood
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07-03-2016, 06:13 PM
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Bad thing is I had to watch it die. I didn't think I could use water so I didn't try. I was also afraid to raise the hood. When the FD arrived, they put water on it. Makes me wish I would have tried with my garden hose.
Probably could have saved most of the engine.
Would a fire like this cause the motor to warp or will it just need new head gasket and wiring?
Probably could have saved most of the engine. Would a fire like this cause the motor to warp or will it just need new head gasket and wiring?
07-04-2016, 02:34 AM
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I have them in all of my cars, and I would also add a reminder to periodically check the charge gauges on them.
But I have to disagree with your second statement. I think it would have made a big difference in this case.
Sure, it would have still been a mess, and a tragedy, but no where near as much damage as what was sustained.
In the other thread, Ashley stated that he rolled the car into the street where it sat and burned for many more minutes.
And it wasn't until the local fire department eventually arrived that it was finally extinguished.
That is a LONG time for a car fire to burn. It's usually just a matter of seconds, when there's a fire extinguisher handy.
It's amazing how quickly you react, and how fast you can move, when the emergency arises, and adrenalin is pumping.
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07-04-2016, 03:11 AM
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Sorry to hear about the loss to fire. Unfortunately, it was not the only 928 that caught fire this weekend. Thank god nobody was hurt in these incidents.
07-04-2016, 08:52 AM
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I could not agree more with your first recommendation about keeping a fire extinguisher in the vehicle.
I have them in all of my cars, and I would also add a reminder to periodically check the charge gauges on them.
But I have to disagree with your second statement. I think it would have made a big difference in this case.
Sure, it would have still been a mess, and a tragedy, but no where near as much damage as what was sustained.
In the other thread, Ashley stated that he rolled the car into the street where it sat and burned for many more minutes.
And it wasn't until the local fire department eventually arrived that it was finally extinguished.
That is a LONG time for a car fire to burn. It's usually just a matter of seconds, when there's a fire extinguisher handy.
It's amazing how quickly you react, and how fast you can move, when the emergency arises, and adrenalin is pumping.
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I have them in all of my cars, and I would also add a reminder to periodically check the charge gauges on them.
But I have to disagree with your second statement. I think it would have made a big difference in this case.
Sure, it would have still been a mess, and a tragedy, but no where near as much damage as what was sustained.
In the other thread, Ashley stated that he rolled the car into the street where it sat and burned for many more minutes.
And it wasn't until the local fire department eventually arrived that it was finally extinguished.
That is a LONG time for a car fire to burn. It's usually just a matter of seconds, when there's a fire extinguisher handy.
It's amazing how quickly you react, and how fast you can move, when the emergency arises, and adrenalin is pumping.
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.
I would think most of the engine 'hard parts' would be salvageable.
07-04-2016, 02:08 PM
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So sorry to see this happen once again. I really feel for the owner. You can see that a great deal of work went into the car before this happened. Hopefully, it will be rebuilt.
In addition to changing the lines as a preventative measure, there have been a few threads about fire mitigation:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...on-thread.html
In addition to changing the lines as a preventative measure, there have been a few threads about fire mitigation:
https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...on-thread.html