 Disaster barely averted, Except to my bank account. |
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| bandjoey |
 Feb 27 2020, 03:26 PM
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bandjoey  Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
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. Attached image(s) 
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| porschetub |
Feb 27 2020, 06:22 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,706 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
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. |
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| Mark Henry |
Feb 28 2020, 12:14 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(porschetub @ Feb 27 2020, 07:22 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. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) 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. |
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Posts in this topic
bandjoey Disaster barely averted Feb 27 2020, 03:26 PM
Dion Glad you caught it in time. Just the carbs coughi... Feb 27 2020, 03:29 PM
stownsen914 Fires are scary … the carb may not be damaged f... Feb 27 2020, 04:14 PM SirAndy :unsure: Feb 27 2020, 04:17 PM 914Sixer Yep, you dodged a bullet. Good to know everybody ... Feb 27 2020, 04:24 PM ValcoOscar Oh Man.... :(
You running dellortos, right?
Osc... Feb 27 2020, 04:42 PM jesse7flying Man Bill, that could have been serious. Glad you ... Feb 27 2020, 04:54 PM wes Wow a very rude surprise! Sounds like you hand... Feb 27 2020, 05:24 PM bandjoey Flatbed of shame. It was riding like new. Pullin... Feb 27 2020, 05:33 PM theleschyouknow thats terrible news but glad to hear you and your ... Feb 27 2020, 05:43 PM Cairo94507 I would have run right out and spent $50 on l... Feb 27 2020, 06:46 PM 78PanamaBrown
Headed to the Hill Country Rally in Kerrville Tx
... Feb 27 2020, 08:58 PM bandjoey Something inside broke and dumped loads of gas in ... Feb 27 2020, 09:07 PM bandjoey Forgot to thank Haggerty. They paid 150 miles of t... Feb 27 2020, 09:12 PM 76-914 I love that part of Texas. Damned shame about your... Feb 28 2020, 09:01 AM |
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