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Posted by: bandjoey Feb 27 2020, 03:26 PM

Headed to the Hill Country Rally in Kerrville Tx and half way there one carb caught on fire.
Fresh carb rebuild too. Luckily I got off the road and shut off and the car is ok. Melted the filter and probably the carb too. Car is ok though.


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Posted by: Dion Feb 27 2020, 03:29 PM

Glad you caught it in time. Just the carbs coughing or fuel line come undone?
At any rate glad your safe.

Posted by: stownsen914 Feb 27 2020, 04:14 PM

Fires are scary … the carb may not be damaged from the fire other than some cosmetic damage to the velocity stacks, but you'll want to figure out why the fire happened of course. Was it popping or backfiring a lot? Or fuel leak is an obvious possibility.

Posted by: SirAndy Feb 27 2020, 04:17 PM

Posted by: 914Sixer Feb 27 2020, 04:24 PM

Yep, you dodged a bullet. Good to know everybody is ok.

Posted by: ValcoOscar Feb 27 2020, 04:42 PM

Oh Man....

You running dellortos, right?

Oscar

SO GLAD YOU'RE OKAY!!!!

Posted by: jesse7flying Feb 27 2020, 04:54 PM

Man Bill, that could have been serious. Glad you and the car are OK.

Posted by: wes Feb 27 2020, 05:24 PM

Wow a very rude surprise! Sounds like you handled it well.

Posted by: bandjoey Feb 27 2020, 05:33 PM

Flatbed of shame. It was riding like new. Pulling strong. 75-80 mph suddenly Explosive heavy pop pop pop. Fire was inside the drivers carb. Shut off the key. Coasted got a stop. Dellortos. Still look perfect outside but the wire air filter is melted and all the way down the throat is black. Got lucky is right


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Posted by: theleschyouknow Feb 27 2020, 05:43 PM

thats terrible news but glad to hear you and your car are ok Bill
But Bob Weir would call it a tragedy narrowly averted


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmYfjlr0GFA




cjl

Posted by: porschetub Feb 27 2020, 06:22 PM

Wow scary,did the fuel bowl overspill ?,had a near miss myself with one carb...lots of backfires and found the problem.

Your carb should be ok,unless things got really hot you should be ok.
Good luck.

Posted by: Cairo94507 Feb 27 2020, 06:46 PM

I would have run right out and spent $50 on lottery tickets! Thank God you caught it immediately and the fire was extinguished. None of our cars should be driven around w/o a good fire extinguisher on board.

Posted by: 78PanamaBrown Feb 27 2020, 08:58 PM

Sorry to hear about your car. Hope you get to drive the twisted sisters next time you get to KerrvilLe. Those roads are made for 914’s

Posted by: bandjoey Feb 27 2020, 09:07 PM

Something inside broke and dumped loads of gas in the carbs. No backfire pop but explosions boomed boom. Now hoping it didn’t crack something in the motor. Let you know after the autopsy.

Posted by: bandjoey Feb 27 2020, 09:12 PM

Forgot to thank Haggerty. They paid 150 miles of the tow home

Posted by: 76-914 Feb 28 2020, 09:01 AM

I love that part of Texas. Damned shame about your car!

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 28 2020, 12:14 PM

The float is stuck or it's waterlogged or the gross float valve is sticking open or the fuel level is wacked. The gas overflowed the bowl, it would flood the carb top, just like in the pic.