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> Got lucky today..., fuel leak - escaped.
FlacaProductions
post Apr 28 2025, 08:40 PM
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Man...I dodged a flaming bullet today. Juuuust getting back from a nice, long 90 mile drive - multiple stops, out in the country, etc… but 1/2 block from home and it just died…and then i smelled fuel - BIG.

My first thought that it was goin up in flames. I’d been driving a long time - hot motor…spraying fuel…ugh.

I immediately shut it off, coasted to the curb and grabbed the fire extinguisher and expected to see flames as I got out and popped the grille.

There was fuel spraying from the right side of the motor and had thoroughly coated the underside of the rain tray. But no flame...wow.

After I monitored and made sure it wasn't going to start on fire - lots of hot stuff there after the long drive - I found that an injector elbow had slipped off of the fuel rail right near the MPS. I clearly didn't tighten that enough when I swapped injectors a while back.

FOR SOME REASON…it didn’t light off.

It's tight now - they're all tight.

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FlacaProductions   Got lucky today...   Apr 28 2025, 08:40 PM
Superhawk996   Glad there’s a positive outcome!!! ...   Apr 28 2025, 09:22 PM
FL000   Wow you definitely dodged one. Need to get a lotto...   Apr 28 2025, 09:43 PM
Stratfink   I was scared just reading the account. Glad both y...   Apr 29 2025, 12:38 AM
MDTerp   Thank you for sharing this. Glad you avoided disa...   Apr 29 2025, 04:14 AM
930cabman   Better to be lucky than good dodged a bullet for ...   Apr 29 2025, 04:52 AM
Cairo94507   Holy Moly! I am so glad that ended well. I wo...   Apr 29 2025, 06:33 AM
rjames   Not having your car catch fire was your lotto tick...   Apr 29 2025, 08:32 AM
NARP74   Another one still on the road, YAY!   Apr 29 2025, 08:42 AM
mlindner   Wow, you are a lucky man. Glad you addressed it qu...   Apr 29 2025, 09:44 AM
930cabman   Wow, you are a lucky man. Glad you addressed it q...   Apr 29 2025, 10:26 AM
emerygt350   Wow, glad to see everything turned out ok.   Apr 29 2025, 09:52 AM
rjames   What brand of fuel hose are you running? I'm ...   Apr 29 2025, 10:24 AM
FlacaProductions   What brand of fuel hose are you running? I'm...   Apr 29 2025, 02:08 PM
Shivers   That's scary   Apr 29 2025, 12:24 PM
StarBear   I love happy (and fire-free) endings! :beer1:   Apr 29 2025, 02:32 PM
jim_hoyland   Good news :) And a good reminder to check those...   Apr 30 2025, 09:40 AM
Ron914   Good news :) And a good reminder to check thos...   May 1 2025, 11:43 AM
FlacaProductions   All I had was an Element - but I'm considering...   May 1 2025, 04:36 PM


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