Re: [T3] Squareback Fire

[Kevin Howlett <kevinhowlett@bellsouth.net>]

<x-flowed>I'm really suprised that you weren't able to put out the fire with the 
first fire extinguisher.  I had a bug catch on fire with me once,  I was 
testing out an old carb the float valve had stuck on,  I was also using 
an electric fuel pump.  The car started instantly, and ran for about 30 
seconds, then I smelled gas from inside the car,  I cut the engine off , 
went to the back of the car, and the car was on fire, there was gas 
everywhere, even underneath the rear wheels, etc.  Gas was still 
dripping out the top of the carb.  I ran got the extinguisher out of my 
squareback, and estinguised the fire, luckily.

Michael Cecil wrote:

> At 10:53 AM 9/29/2005, garram1@swbell.net said:
> >
> >The carbs had been
> >rebuilt a few thousand miles back.
>
> Did you install a fuel filter between the pump and the carbs?


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