Water on a gas fire is a very bad idea -- you're lucky.
Considering your story, and as someone who once burnt the folks house down
while building motorcycles in the basement, I strongly suggest you by a few
fire extinguishers, including one for your Dak.
Jef
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuong Nguyen <dester223@hotmail.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, March 02, 2001 11:27 PM
Subject: DML: moron catches dakota on fire
>Okay, so I heard Kyle complaining about his FMS 19# injectors making it run
>funny. I was about to go race this mazda miata at school so I decided to
>just do a quick swap at home before leaving to go race I finish the install
>and have my sister start up the truck.
>
>WHOOSH! big giant flame on the back side of the motor (cap, rotor, dist.)
>position and I panic. Thinking it was just residue of gas left over from
>spilling gas everywhere, but no. it was leaking from the upper o-ring on
the
>injector.
>
>15 seconds later later, a big panic, and a whole lotta water, the flame is
>out. I investigate the injectors, change the injector o-rings and did a
>test to see if it leaked. Fine. nodda.
>
>I we fire it back up again and I see a little trail of smoke emerge from
the
>side of the injector with the bad o-ring.... I thought it was an
>electrical smoke, but the wires going to the injectors weren't shorted and
>to my knowledge, injectors work by being GROUNDED out... Hopefully it's
>just the lower o-ring.... be the lower o-ring!!!
>
>Oh well, I guess the FMS 19# injectors are going back in. I'm gonna check
>to see if it's the lower o-ring first before anything else...
>
>Just a recommendation to you guys, Check ur o-ring connections BEFORE
>starting your truck VERY thouroughly!!! That and have a fire extinguisher
>ready.
>-Chuong
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