fuel line fire!
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fuel line fire!
so i was thinking about selling the race car so i drove it to work today with a for sale sign. was parked for almost 6 hours. i started it up and let it warm up for two or so and when pulled out of the parking lot i started to smell fuel! a few seconds later it went up in flames. luckly i had a fire extinguiser and there was a tow truck guy that was close. jump out and pull the kill switch and start spraying. fire was out within two minutes. check your fuel lines! i got lucky
Last edited by MooreBoost; 08-26-2011 at 05:18 PM.
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I feel for you man. I'm nearing completion of my after-fire repairs. I don't think mine was as bad as yours, but still.
I'm sure you know, but just in case... make sure you get that dry-chem extinguisher crap off of the car as quickly as possible... that stuff is SUPER corrosive. It'll eat paint, rubber, plastic, metal, everything.
I'm sure you know, but just in case... make sure you get that dry-chem extinguisher crap off of the car as quickly as possible... that stuff is SUPER corrosive. It'll eat paint, rubber, plastic, metal, everything.
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I feel for you man. I'm nearing completion of my after-fire repairs. I don't think mine was as bad as yours, but still.
I'm sure you know, but just in case... make sure you get that dry-chem extinguisher crap off of the car as quickly as possible... that stuff is SUPER corrosive. It'll eat paint, rubber, plastic, metal, everything.
I'm sure you know, but just in case... make sure you get that dry-chem extinguisher crap off of the car as quickly as possible... that stuff is SUPER corrosive. It'll eat paint, rubber, plastic, metal, everything.
Just found this thread
https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turb...e-weekend.html
Last edited by MooreBoost; 08-26-2011 at 01:41 AM.
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wow, you were lucky I have seen car burn to the ground because of a rupture fuel line
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Ouch. I'm glad Lindsey lines were my second purchase for this car, after the vacuum line kit. When I replaced all of mine I snapped the damper line in two and the two other lines weren't far behind, they were cracked DEEP. I'm still amazed the car didn't burn down on the 150 mile drive home from the PO's house.
Everyone, if you still have stock fuel lines, replace them ASAP!
Edit: Huh, I never knew that the front fender lines continued through the door to the rear fenders. You can really notice it with the matte-ish finish from the fire extinguisher.
Everyone, if you still have stock fuel lines, replace them ASAP!
Edit: Huh, I never knew that the front fender lines continued through the door to the rear fenders. You can really notice it with the matte-ish finish from the fire extinguisher.
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let me know if you need a good injector harness I have few laying around I give to you for free.