>Date: Wed, 8 Nov 1995 17:58:26 -0500 (EST)
>From: gt8610a@prism.gatech.edu (Thomas Augustus Kimberly)
>Sender: owner-triumphs@triumph.cs.utah.edu
>To: Paulsv@aol.com
>cc: SCHWANGAU@aol.com, triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Blowed up REAL good
>
>This isn't quite as impressive as the previous post but my only
experience
>ever with a car fire was the first time the manifold gasket on my
TR6
>burnt out. I had been home about fifteen minutes and decided that
I had
>the energy so needed to work on the car and without even thinking
about
>engine heat went out to the driveway, popped the hood, and nailed
the
>mounting studs with PB'laster. FOOOMP. The initial flair up
wasn't too
>frightening but then when the bottem plugs on the carbs melted
through as
>I rushed to find something to put the flames out with and the fire
go new
>fuel. Luckily all I had to do was replace the plugs, o-rings,
hoses and
>the end connectores on the starter.
> -tak
>Not quite as good as heating a cold can of spray primer by a
kerosene heater...blew out the garage door and took the legs off of
the work bench stool that I was sitting on while sanding my TR6.
BELIEVE the warning label on the can. Sure made my ears ring
awhile, after the fire was extinguished.
Don
TR6, TVR, others
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