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Strange things happen when working on 914's, Bee problem |
Rog914 |
Jul 18 2005, 06:38 AM
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914 Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 5-January 03 From: Reisterstown,Md Member No.: 93 |
Last week jacked my teener up to put some of the parts on I've gathered over the last 2 years. New roll bar, rebuilt calipers, slotted disc, brake hoses and other bits & peices. So I take the gas tank out, lay it to the side and start working on the roll bar install. Happen to look at the gas tank and see this bee land on the discharge hose of the gas tank and climbs in! I'm glad I seen this or I would had problems with a clogged fuel line. I took the fuel line off today and it's clogged, dead bee in the fuel line. Maybe he was trying to give me some free gas "Bee Pee". lol
Ralph 74 2.0 |
redshift |
Jul 18 2005, 06:41 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
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SGB |
Jul 18 2005, 07:14 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
Thats a GOOD SIGN!
What a royal screw-up that would have caused. Could prolly never figure it out until all the pieces where clogging various things. So alright! |
URY914 |
Jul 18 2005, 07:31 AM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 120,578 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
This rust bucket I bought had a mouse/rat living in the gas tank. It had a whole nest of crap in there.
Paul |
iiibdsiil |
Jul 18 2005, 12:56 PM
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Needs Door Locks Group: Members Posts: 605 Joined: 19-November 03 From: Tampa / Boca Raton, FL Member No.: 1,362 |
The bee was an addict, he was huffing.
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Toast |
Jul 18 2005, 12:58 PM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,377 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
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bperry |
Jul 18 2005, 01:21 PM
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Lurker Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 16-February 04 From: Dallas, Tx Member No.: 1,661 |
This reminds of a funky insect story of my own.
Back in the mid 80's I decided to replace all my vacuum lines on my 74 djet. It was a hot 90+ saturday aftern noon. I laid out all my hoses neatly on the grass and began to remove all the hoses. As I was re-installing them, my right hand started to burn and itch a bit like misquito bites. I looked down and saw several teeny tiny ants biting my hand. I brushed them off and then looked at my hoses. A couple were now covered in ants. I had put the hoses near an ant mound. Brushed everything off and continued. It was getting hot, and I wiped the sweat away from my forehead. I started to notice my face was tingling and my forehead was itching and the right side of my face felt a little swollen. I went up into the apartment and looked in the mirror. (This was 2 minutes or less from the intitial hand bites) I was shocked. My right eye was very swollen and forhead was really puffy. I decided to stop for a bit. As I took off my shirt to put on something less sweaty, I noticed my entire upper body was covered in hives. This was getting serious! I immediately, got the keys to my other daily driver (lucky I had another driveable car) and drove to the emergency clinic. This took another 2-3 minutes. By the time I got there, I could no longer move my lips properly and speak clearly. And I could no longer see out of my right eye; it was swollen completely shut. The woman at the front desk just kept asking me "So how do you intend to pay for this"? "Take a seat and fill out these forms". After the 3rd time, I yanked out my wallet, slammed down a credit card on the counter, grabbed her by the head and shoved her head into the card. (I know, that was pretty bad, but I was only 22 and she was not dealing with my situation very well - at least in way that I thought was appropriate for my condition). About that time an orderly and a doctor came out and when the doctor saw me, I'll never forget her comment. "OOO...... Wow. you look really bad, come back here right now!" She immediately shot me up with an injection of epinephrine (adrenylene). She said I had gone into anaphylactic shock and would more than likely have died in another 5-10 minutes. She also gave me injections of benedryl and steroids. Within about 10 minutes everthing went back to normal. No swelling, no hives, and no itching. I was completely amazed and thanked the doctor. She said, you won't be thanking be later. She said in about 30-45 minutes it will feel like i've been attacked by misquitos and the best thing to do would be to just stand under a cold shower. She said: don't worry the itching will pass in 1 to 2 hours. I thought yeah right, what does she know. I'm cured. Well, she was right and it was terrible. But hey, I did live and I'm thankful that I had another vehicle and that the clinic was less than 1 mile away. Now I know that I'm allergic to bees, and ants. Apparently, because I was hot and sweating, the poison directly entered the pores including the poors on my face from wiping the sweat on my face with the back of my hand. I'm still amazed that all this drama came from some little ants 3-4 mm in size and I only counted 6-7 anctual bites on my hand. --- bill |
Katmanken |
Jul 18 2005, 04:38 PM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Actaully, bees love German cars.
Bees took my hot Karmann Ghia convertible from me- a true story........ Had a really potent Ghia convertible in Florida and was driving with the top down. Whack! a hard bug bounces off the windshield.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) I turn left into Spaceport for a beer and my long hair swings over into my eyes. Reaching up, I push it to the side and notice something in my hair and try to remove it... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) OUCH!!!! something nails me in my thumb... it's a big black hardshell bee!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) I swelled up and was pasty white and sweating by the time I made it home. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) The very next week, I'm bombing along the road into work (with the top up) and something goes WHACK on the windshield again. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) I stop, feel my head, and....... nothing... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) Suddenly, I feel a stinger being shoved into my back.. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) The bee had hit the windshield, went into the small gap on the left side between the windshielsd frame and the top wood bow, sailed over my head, and landed between my back and the seat. It was stunned and when it woke up...OUCH AGAIN (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) My wifey made me sell the car after that and buy a new POS Honda Accord for the family. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) Years later, I had some overtime cash and my wifey said "why don't you buy something you want".... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Almost got another Ghia convertible and then I rode in my buddies Aubergine 914 and found out what they can do and....and .....and.... Thats how I ended up with a coupla 914 garage queens. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wub.gif) Ken |
dinomium |
Jul 19 2005, 11:05 AM
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Git on a chair son, all the good stuff is goin over yer head! Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,777 Joined: 2-January 03 From: Bremerton, WA Member No.: 74 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
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Me: Hi I have insect bite on me thigh. It is sore and swollen to the diameter of a grapefruit Nurse: Ouch, is that from a Turanula (sp??)? Me: No, wasp Nurse: COME RIGHT BACK NOW! Shots ekg eeg the whole nine yards I now carry an epi pen with me... |
morph |
Jul 19 2005, 11:19 AM
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quality parts builder Group: Members Posts: 1,828 Joined: 25-November 03 From: oregon coast Member No.: 1,389 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Carb clean kills them instantly
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