Down In A Blaze Of Unglory - 914s on FIRE!, It can be pretty common, unfortunately. What causes the 914 to catch fire so easily, how to prevent it from happening and what to do if it does happen Options

[tumamilhem]

Has this ever happened to you?





Video of car on fire: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151125433882341


This is an unfortunate, serious reality and real danger for us 914 owners that tragically happens all too often. But why and how can it be prevented?

I'd like to propose three talking points that could help educate other 914 owners to make necessary precautions to preserve their cars - and their lives:


1. What causes fires in the 914 and why are they so common?

2. What precautions may be done to prevent a 914 from catching fire?

3. If your 914 does catch fire, should you try to put it out or should you stay away in case of an explosion?

[Katmanken]

I really hope nobody is using cable ties to secure fuel lines.

First, they can't tighten as much as a screw clamp.

Second, there is this little thing called "creep" with plastics. Creep is where you load a plastic part and it deforms or 'creeps" over time to a relaxed shape. For clamped cable ties tightened on fuel lines, that means they elongate until the tension in them reaches ZERO.

Once you hit zero tension, you might as well have left them off for all the good they will do you.

As a cable bundler they work great. As a high pressure hose clamp, they suck.