Ouch! C4 up in flames

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Sep 30, 2015 | 08:27 PM

Tooonz

Thread Starter

Burning Brakes

Joined: Oct 2013

Posts: 992

Likes: 28

From: Sutton MA

Ouch! C4 up in flames

Name: image-3623990148.jpg
Views: 624
Size: 484.5 KB

This happened in the next town over today. I feel their pain. Seems both got out ok.

Sep 30, 2015 | 08:46 PM

3JsVette

Race Director

Joined: Jan 2007

Posts: 14,936

Likes: 3,344

From: NYC NY

WOW! I hope everyone is OK. That's an inferno.

Sep 30, 2015 | 08:53 PM

COOLTED

Pro

Joined: Mar 2015

Posts: 681

Likes: 31

From: Nebraska

That sucks. Looks like it may have been a pretty nice one.

Sep 30, 2015 | 09:37 PM

doorgunner

2026 Loser of the Year

Joined: Sep 2013

Posts: 36,582

Likes: 7,031

From: New Or-leens Loo-z-anna

Note to me: Buy a good fire extinguisher TOMMORROW!

Sep 30, 2015 | 09:44 PM

keithinspace

Drifting

Joined: Jan 2012

Posts: 1,908

Likes: 129

From: Fredericksburg Virginia

I carry a 5# extinguisher at all times.

Not sure it'd do a lick of good, but it makes me feel better.

Sep 30, 2015 | 10:05 PM

Jalopy Bob

Advanced

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 68

Likes: 2

From: IL

Kind of weird, with the hood up and the cockpit burns into a crispy critter. I always liked that color blue on the C4's. Hope they have good insurance.

Sep 30, 2015 | 10:20 PM

Doughan

Team Owner

Joined: Mar 2001

Posts: 24,592

Likes: 44

From: The Rock Arkansas

Elite Member

Cruise-In III Veteran

The horror, the horror...I've gotta put fire extinguishers in all my Vettes...

Oct 1, 2015 | 04:23 AM

Ibanez540r

Drifting

Joined: Oct 2012

Posts: 1,524

Likes: 61

From: Medina Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by doorgunner

Note to me: Buy a good fire extinguisher TOMMORROW!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doughan

The horror, the horror...I've gotta put fire extinguishers in all my Vettes...

Halon (if you can find it) or Halotron

A standard ABC extinguisher is corrosive. May save your car from fire but will cause further damage to electronics, engine, and fiberglass from its use.

You will have a "pretty" mess to deal with rather then an "ugly" mess.

Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Pouria Savadkouei

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Joe Kucinski

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Joe Kucinski

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Michael S. Palmer

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Joe Kucinski

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Joe Kucinski

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Joe Kucinski

Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Verdad Gallardo

Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Brett Foote

Oct 1, 2015 | 08:59 AM

Douglas Mariani

GM Cert Corvette Tech

Joined: Apr 2008

Posts: 2,559

Likes: 585

From: Anaheim Hills California

I have a fire extinguisher in every car

Oct 1, 2015 | 09:56 AM

#10

pltmgr

Melting Slicks

Joined: Oct 2003

Posts: 2,176

Likes: 822

From: Chapel Hill NC

2025 c3 ('68-'73) of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2025 C4 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2025 C8 Stingray of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

Many years ago when in a junkyard I came upon what looked like a giant burnt marshmallow. Only after close inspection of the frame did I realize it was a Corvette. Not pretty.

Oct 1, 2015 | 10:26 AM

#11

PRNDL

Team Owner

Joined: Jul 1999

Posts: 26,545

Likes: 46

From: Huntersville NC

I think statistically C3s are at greater risk than C4s. I keep mine handy. Have heard stories of 68s catching on fire.... when they were new!

Oct 1, 2015 | 11:57 AM

#12

ddawson

Le Mans Master

Joined: Mar 2001

Posts: 5,738

Likes: 644

From: Lincoln, CA

HalGuard

http://www.h3rperformance.com/products.htm

Oct 1, 2015 | 02:40 PM

#13

Jud Chapin

Race Director

Joined: Sep 2001

Posts: 10,560

Likes: 439

From: Wellington, FL

St. Jude Donor '11 thru '25

Very scary. These cars do burn quickly.

Oct 1, 2015 | 04:33 PM

#14

427SIXPACK

Le Mans Master

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 8,732

Likes: 1,904

From: LONG ISLAND

2025 C3 ('68-'73) of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2024 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

OMG:

That's some CARBEQUE .................burgers ? dogs ? marsh mellows ?

Don't ever leave home without it !!! Hope everybody is ok !!!

Last edited by 427SIXPACK; Oct 1, 2015 at 04:40 PM.

Oct 1, 2015 | 05:22 PM

#15

Paul L

Team Owner

Joined: Aug 1999

Posts: 30,995

Likes: 99

From: Ontario

That looks like a dash electrical fire, not fuel. Engine is pretty intact. I keep a Halotron unit in my 1974.

Oct 2, 2015 | 02:13 PM

#16

Ibanez540r

Drifting

Joined: Oct 2012

Posts: 1,524

Likes: 61

From: Medina Ohio

Quote:

Originally Posted by paul 74

That looks like a dash electrical fire, not fuel. Engine is pretty intact. I keep a Halotron unit in my 1974.

I have the same one with the same bracket. Car not done, but was thinking of putting it on passenger side.

Oct 2, 2015 | 02:19 PM

#17

HOOAH

1969/1971/2021 Coupes

Joined: Jan 2008

Posts: 2,212

Likes: 80

From: Port Huron MI

St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15

Quote:

Originally Posted by 427SIXPACK

OMG:

That's some CARBEQUE .................burgers ? dogs ? marsh mellows ?

Don't ever leave home without it !!! Hope everybody is ok !!!

427,
Where did you get that extinguisher? I like the smaller compact size and location you mounted it.

Terry

Oct 2, 2015 | 06:32 PM

#18

LS4 PILOT

Melting Slicks

Joined: Jul 2009

Posts: 2,091

Likes: 40

Would have been much more intense with pure gas.

Oct 2, 2015 | 07:26 PM

#19

Vettereturned

Pro

Joined: Nov 2012

Posts: 585

Likes: 39

From: FL

I keep an extinguisher in mine too. Heaven only knows I need it. I changed out my electric fuel pump back to a mechanical. After chasing fuel leaks in the engine bay I thought I was good to go. A day later after filling the tank and heading to a cruise in some folks said I smell gas. I said no I'd just fixed it (I couldn't smell it). The next morning the garage floor was wet under the muffler, WTH? Seems that when I removed the electric fuel pump I fatigued the metal fuel line enough to crack it at the first fasten point to the frame. Driving home that night from the cruise in I was heading down I95 at 70mph with a steady drip of fuel onto the right muffler. Real nice!! So pleased that I still have my Vette, (and life.)

Oct 2, 2015 | 09:59 PM

#20

427SIXPACK

Le Mans Master

Joined: Nov 2001

Posts: 8,732

Likes: 1,904

From: LONG ISLAND

2025 C3 ('68-'73) of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2024 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

2023 C3 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified

Quote:

Originally Posted by HOOAH

427,
Where did you get that extinguisher? I like the smaller compact size and location you mounted it.

Terry

EBAY its great spot outa the way !!!
just placed a block of wood triangle shape behind it to keep it tight & steady !!

Reply Share

First
Prev
1 / 2
Next
Last

Forum Jump