REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2003
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From: NS
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (iceman_t1)
Is that on the back or the front of the engine? Can anyone confirm if the LT1 uses this same design?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 265
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From: Irwindale Ca
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (VtVette)
dang, those look really hard to get at :banghead: Im gonna try to check it out today. Im interested in retrofit braided hoses too preferrably with some kind of insulation to keep them cool. Or maybe even curved steel hoses fabricated to fit exact. Why are these hoses made of rubber? Is it where the body of the C4 connects to the engine for engine stumble purposes? Best bet would be insulated hoses. I think the heat destroys to rubber prematurley. :seeya :hurray:
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Boston, Dallas, Detroit, SoCal, back to Boston MA
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (bogus)
that is an issue with L98 cars... LT1 cars have another problem... the electrics behind the battery get nasty and short out.
BTW if you let you battery get to low the fusable will burn itself out.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Heidelberg PA
Cruise-In V Veteran
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (BrianCunningham)
If interested, I might still have the lines that I recently replaced. GM no longer makes them - had to buy from junk yard.
Email me at: vet85us@yahoo.com
I was not happy that new lines are not available :mad .
Email me at: vet85us@yahoo.com
I was not happy that new lines are not available :mad .
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: Tampa Fl
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (VtVette)
:eek: WHOA! Good timing bud! I recently noticed a serious decrease in MPG and did notice a fuel smell under my hood. I'm going to check that one out when I get home!
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Silicon Valley Kalifornia
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (VtVette)
Great topic! I need to address this issue.... :lurk: ...I would purchase the kit...
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: 20 forward gears to shift through in MD
Re: REGUARDING C4 ENGINE FIRES, EVERYONE READ!!! (GRX)
I'm surprised someone didn't mention this before but, IF you ever run into a situation where you have a fire (smoke) under the hood DO NOT open the hood until you have a good fire extinguisher in your hand and ready to unload... rubber fuel lines - another good reason to always carry an extinguisher in your vette... :thumbs:
