Blew up the 'teener, no joke...pics Options

[pete914]

Well after a whole lot of work installing dual weber's (used, mistake #1 thought I would save some money) as well as a whole slew of other stuff to get my car ready for spring it all ended in a flaming goodbye.
Long story short, something was wrong with my carbs. backfire through one of the throats, caught the engine bay on fire. Carb on right side was leaking gas. Still don't know why. Cost me the car.
$100 fire extinguisher would have saved me my ride. Almost bought one but decided to wait until I had a little more cash...DON'T CUT CORNERS!!
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[pin31]

Sorry for your loss..... that REALLY sucks !!

Thanks for the reality check......I need to take action.

I've got the ubiquitous ABC fire extinguisher ....in my front trunk (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

Not too smart.

After reading this thread I just ordered a Halon extinguisher which I WILL mount in an accessible location IN the car.

I'll also check my Webers and fuel lines etc. this weekend.

In addition I will get rid of my presuure regulator/stock fuel pump setup...just asking for trouble.

I'd also like to replace the plastic fuel lines with the nice stainless ones soon too.

Tim