| mrmustang |
06-10-2009 04:40 PM |
One less Cobra in Tampa Bay area
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| Silverback51 |
06-10-2009 04:50 PM |
That's a shame.:(
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| RedBarchetta |
06-10-2009 05:20 PM |
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| Ronbo |
06-10-2009 05:56 PM |
One real bad thing about fiberglass, it burns.:(
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| patrickt |
06-10-2009 06:13 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronbo
(Post 956969)
One real bad thing about fiberglass, it burns.:(
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Appears to be West Virginia tags.... |
| Juggernaut |
06-10-2009 07:08 PM |
Man, that picture turns my stomach!:eek:
Hopefully no one was hurt.
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That is one of my worst nightmares. Assuming the driver got out safely, he must have felt so helpless!
I think some of the fire spots can be buffed out?
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| Ronbo |
06-10-2009 09:12 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
(Post 956976)
Appears to be West Virginia tags....
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Good call : http://www.15q.net/curr.html
They are W. Virgina tags. |
| Rick Parker |
06-10-2009 09:26 PM |
Fuel Fire. Coolant on the ground. The worst sound to hear... WHoomp, followed by instant heavy smoke. Maybe an under hood Halon extinguisher might have helped.
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| Tim Brewer |
06-10-2009 09:29 PM |
That's exactly why I have a fuel cutoff switch and a fire extinguisher.
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| Clois Harlan |
06-11-2009 05:54 AM |
Yep, I have the fuel cut off switch on my dash right next to my battery cut off. You never know when something like that can happen. I saw a late model Nissan Pickup on the freeway here that was burning in a similar way. Scarry and sad.
Clois
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| patrickt |
06-11-2009 06:18 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clois Harlan
(Post 957098)
Yep, I have the fuel cut off switch on my dash right next to my battery cut off. You never know when something like that can happen.
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This thread could become the poster-child for mechanical fuel pumps.;) |
| priobe |
06-11-2009 07:15 AM |
Does anyone know what started the fire?
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| Rick Parker |
06-11-2009 08:57 AM |
Seeing this should encourage everyone to take a moment to check their entire fuel system, and consider installing a fire extinguisher.
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| Atlantacobra |
06-11-2009 10:36 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by patrickt
(Post 956976)
Appears to be West Virginia tags....
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West Virginia tags, but I can assure you there are no palm trees in West Virginia. How bad would it suck to have this happen and also be on vacation with your car? :eek: |
| Tommy |
06-11-2009 10:52 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Clois Harlan
(Post 957098)
Yep, I have the fuel cut off switch on my dash right next to my battery cut off. You never know when something like that can happen. Clois
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I too prefer an electric fuel pump, so when I designed my dash, I went back to something I liked in the military aircraft I used to fly. Of the dozens of switches in the cockpit, a few were guarded by red covers that served two purposes. First, they drew attention to the critical switches that might need attention during an emergency. Second, they were installed so that closing the covers moved the switches to the default position you'd want during an emergency. So, in addtion to the big red battery disconnect switch on my dash, I have red covers that will shut off the switches for my ignition and fuel pump when closed. |
| 86Sebring |
06-11-2009 11:38 AM |
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| Jim Doak |
06-11-2009 11:51 AM |
I can't run a mechanical pump with my setup, that's why I have a manual switch under my dash to kill the electric pump as well as an inertia switch wired in the circuit so that if the car was ever hit really hard that the switch would (hopefully) open as designed and kill fuel flow to the carb.
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| zrayr |
06-11-2009 12:16 PM |
new checklist:
1) oil
2) coolant
3) fuel lines & fittings
Z.
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| CobraEd |
06-11-2009 12:21 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by 86Sebring
(Post 957227)
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Is that a small gas leak I see next to the carb in the engine picture ??!! :LOL:
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