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Fire!!!!!!! second try
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From: Taft CA
Fire!!!!!!! second try
Well yesterday was a bad day for my 76, it had an engine fire. 
The fuel line had a crack in it and when my dad got home and parked it in the driveway luckily, it is garage kept. He heard it start. The fuel line split and the fire was on. It did some damage but not to much considering what it could have done. Most of the wiring on the pass side is gone, burned the belts off, fan shroud is melted over the fan. Most of the hoses are now full of holes, the pass fender it peeling and crack from the heat, but I think it is just the paint. The hood is not to good, the paint is now really blistered, and I think the hood it self is okay but haven’t really looked yet. Thanks to quick response from the local fire dep. 
it was not as bad as it could have been. Now the fun begins with the insurance comp. pics to follow
-tom-
The fuel line had a crack in it and when my dad got home and parked it in the driveway luckily, it is garage kept. He heard it start. The fuel line split and the fire was on. It did some damage but not to much considering what it could have done. Most of the wiring on the pass side is gone, burned the belts off, fan shroud is melted over the fan. Most of the hoses are now full of holes, the pass fender it peeling and crack from the heat, but I think it is just the paint. The hood is not to good, the paint is now really blistered, and I think the hood it self is okay but haven’t really looked yet. Thanks to quick response from the local fire dep. it was not as bad as it could have been. Now the fun begins with the insurance comp. pics to follow-tom-
Last edited by tom_red_76; Sep 19, 2004 at 08:45 PM. Reason: spelling! its always spelling.....
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Glad they got it out before it did more damage!
Yet another graphic reason to ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher in all your cars and in an easily accessible spot. Not having to wait on the fire dept may have greatly reduced the amount of damage.
I already have extinguishers in my Camaro and Vette. However last week I also picked up a "2 pack" of ABC extinguishers at Costco for my DD's. For under $20 for both, it's really cheap insurance. FWIW.
Lots of good luck w/the insurance co and getting it repaired.
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From: Taft CA
Originally Posted by ACECO
Yet another graphic reason to ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher in all your cars and in an easily accessible spot. Not having to wait on the fire dept may have greatly reduced the amount of damage.
-tom-
