63MAKO fire.
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Awwww man........that's a bummer!! Hope it's not too bad!
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Teflon tape on fittings. Sucked into needle, seat. I broke fitting loose to take top of carb off. Line was pressurized, sprayed gas everywhere, went up in flames instantly. I did not use the Teflon tape. Was my "helpers".
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Wow! That sucks! Sorry to hear, and hope you get it fixed up soon.
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My condolences, but was the motor running? i've been spared disaster over the years and I have three large fire extinguishers in my garage just because i work on cars at home. My vette also has a mounted bottle on the floor just in front of the passenger seat so it is out of the way
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Awful!!!! Feel your pain! How extensive is the damage and can you fix it relatively easily? I too have a mini halon fire extinguisher in the compartment behind the seats....for small fires and a full size BIG one in the garage near the 78 and 10 C6Z06...
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Always bad times.....but consider the alternative....YOU could have been the one on fire......the Vette looks repairable.....
Clean it up....assess the situation and you will feel much better knowing what you have to do......I have a feeling that this looks worse than it is........
Good luck to you.......
Jebby
Clean it up....assess the situation and you will feel much better knowing what you have to do......I have a feeling that this looks worse than it is........
Good luck to you.......
Jebby
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Man that sucks. I don't know how many times I've told people not to use that stuff on gas lines. But it looks like it could have been much much worse. Hopefully you can clean it up and get it back on the road soon.
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Sorry brother... been there, done that,,,, took my whole hood, and all the smog....
Thus was the first day of MODS!!!!!!!:-) after that she became the car she was supposed to be:-)
So, think of it as a way to upgrade:-)
Again,,, sorry,,,, it really sucks..
Thus was the first day of MODS!!!!!!!:-) after that she became the car she was supposed to be:-)
So, think of it as a way to upgrade:-)
Again,,, sorry,,,, it really sucks..