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Don't let this happen to you. |
914itis |
Jan 17 2014, 03:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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r_towle |
Jan 17 2014, 03:53 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
did you just drill a hole to mount an amp?
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914itis |
Jan 17 2014, 03:58 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
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JawjaPorsche |
Jan 17 2014, 04:03 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
Is that gas from the fuel tank? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
or water from the radiator? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
914itis |
Jan 17 2014, 04:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
Yes it is
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Jonathan Livesay |
Jan 17 2014, 04:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 741 Joined: 13-March 10 From: La Canada CA Member No.: 11,461 Region Association: None |
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914itis |
Jan 17 2014, 04:19 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
3 gallons last time I spoke to him
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r_towle |
Jan 17 2014, 04:32 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States |
not that I know, but remove the tank strap, pull up on the tank, really hard.
pull up on passenger side. A tank can be removed in less than 30 seconds.... |
Jonathan Livesay |
Jan 17 2014, 04:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 741 Joined: 13-March 10 From: La Canada CA Member No.: 11,461 Region Association: None |
Thank-you, I am sure a lot of us are feeling slightly less dumb with regard to the worst eff-up we have ever committed while working on our cars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Well at least I am. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
914_teener |
Jan 17 2014, 04:49 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,198 Joined: 31-August 08 From: So. Cal Member No.: 9,489 Region Association: Southern California |
Tell ya"ll story 'bout a man named Jeb........
Workin on his Teener tryin to keep his family fed..... Then one day .....while workin near the wheel.... Bubblin out the front and feeling like a heel..... Sorry guys couldn't resist....lest I doom myself to do the same. Thanks for sharing the misfortune so I don't.... or less likely to. |
pt_700 |
Jan 17 2014, 05:21 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,092 Joined: 4-March 10 From: san jose, ca Member No.: 11,430 Region Association: Northern California |
OMFG, thanks for sharing.
a long, long time ago, in a past lifetime, i made the same mistake... i woke up my room-mate and dear friend to hold his finger over the leak, dutch boy style while i crawled beneath to drain the fuel. can't blame that one on some dumb p.o.! |
FourBlades |
Jan 17 2014, 05:25 PM
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From Wreck to Rockin Group: Members Posts: 2,054 Joined: 3-December 07 From: Brevard, FL Member No.: 8,414 Region Association: South East States |
Nice reminder for people! If you laughed at this then maybe you won't forget it later. John |
timothy_nd28 |
Jan 17 2014, 05:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,299 Joined: 25-September 07 From: IN Member No.: 8,154 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
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Woody |
Jan 17 2014, 05:41 PM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Actually I see tons of stuff like this from stereo shops. It never amazes me what they drill through.
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jimkelly |
Jan 17 2014, 06:04 PM
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Delaware USA Group: Members Posts: 4,969 Joined: 5-August 04 From: Delaware, USA Member No.: 2,460 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
fast syphon needed.
though i can not believe the tank is that close to the floor board that it would flow thru itself and thru the floor board so completely. hum |
Chris H. |
Jan 17 2014, 06:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 4,030 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Chicago 'burbs Member No.: 73 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
not that I know, but remove the tank strap, pull up on the tank, really hard. pull up on passenger side. A tank can be removed in less than 30 seconds.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) Absolutely...tip that sucker up...probably stop leaking immediately...you'll have to do it anyway to plug it temporarily. On the bright side...thankfully no significant sparks were generated....that would have been a REAL PROBLEM. |
Spoke |
Jan 17 2014, 06:25 PM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,978 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
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Hopefully he pulled the car out of the garage. It's bad enough to torch a car. Hate to see the house or garage go with it. A while back I watched one of those "cops" shows where the fire department and police were called to a house on fire. The distraught friend was explaining that he was fixing his car in his friend's garage messing with the gas tank and it ignited. Very scary to think about. Hope he gets it resolved peacefully. |
914itis |
Jan 17 2014, 06:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,892 Joined: 9-October 10 From: New York City Member No.: 12,256 Region Association: North East States |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Hopefully he pulled the car out of the garage. It's bad enough to torch a car. Hate to see the house or garage go with it. A while back I watched one of those "cops" shows where the fire department and police were called to a house on fire. The distraught friend was explaining that he was fixing his car in his friend's garage messing with the gas tank and it ignited. Very scary to think about. Hope he gets it resolved peacefully. Thanks, he got it out of the garage and drained the tank completely . It's all safe now. He got his carpet set today and wanted to start driving over the weekend for the first time. Oh well! |
Triaddave |
Jan 17 2014, 06:35 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 31-December 03 From: olympia,wa Member No.: 1,478 |
OK, I was stupid once too. I had the car parked outside in a make shift car port and thought it was a good idea to put some rolled roofing under to keep moisture from coming up... I had a fuel leak. that turned the roofing into a gooey mess and a extreme fire hazard connected to my house. I had to build a 1800 sq.ft. shop to fix it.
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ruby914 |
Jan 17 2014, 06:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None |
It is good to see he grabbed a cup before taking the time to take the photo. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
That's a strong stream to be coming out of the tank and hitting the fire wall hole just right. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif) on 2nd thought don't light that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif) |
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