Ok, so things were going real good...

I was driving home having way too much fun... nothing like revving the 420A to 8000 RPM!!! Megasquirt rocks... ;)

Well then it turned bad... I could smell gas... uh oh...
Stupidly I kept driving... and then started up a mountain on my way home... and the smell got worse... uh oh me is thinking... my balls are gonna get burnt!

Anyway... I pull off at the top of the mountian... pop the hood... and I see gas BOILING off the intake manifold... it seems to be sqquirting out of one of the injector/o-ring areas.... yikes!!!

So I quickly turn the thing off... but then what looks like smoke/steam starts coming from the boiling fuel area... double uh oh... so I'm running round the car looking in the windows for water or something... but I dont see any!
Just as I'm about to whip the one eyed trouser snake out to piss on the potential fire I have a brainwave... the collant overflow bottle!
So I whip it off and pour the damn thing all over the manifold and head area...lol

Long story short the car was safe... got a buddy to tow me home.

Moral of the story... if you smell gas... STOP!!!
And also, your coolant overflow makes a great fire extinguisher!!!

So I guess my fun wull stop till the weekend when I fix my gas leak...

;) I consider this a lucky day for me...

(note to self buy a fire extinguisher).

Also, I vote to change the name of the megasquirter. Sounds gay :P. j/k

-------jezreel
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nothing like driving with the windows down and the music low: i love hearing the turbo spool, swwwhhhttt!!!!
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Holly shit dude...glad to see you and your car made it ok...I've seen to many car fires...

I'm just glad I didn't have to piss all over my engine... HAHA I would have felt real bad about that... :rolleyes

Glad to hear that things are OK and you didnt have to turn your car into a toilet. I am interested in what you have done with the Megasquirt so keep us posted.

For future reference...is the overflow bottle bolted down? Because earlier tonight i was tuggin on it but it wouldn't come off. And glad to hear you and the car are ok.

Turning is fun too!
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Originally posted by SilverEclipse
For future reference...is the overflow bottle bolted down? Because earlier tonight i was tuggin on it but it wouldn't come off. And glad to hear you and the car are ok. Turning is fun too! go to www.sccaforums.com -Do it...do it-

The overflow bottle should just slide off...

fire extinguishers also work well ;). thats why i bought one...because id hate for something to catch my car on fire and not be able to stop it. IMO they arent a rice or "looks" mod, they serve a function. they arent that expensive either....and even tho its not a big deal, they look quite nice. i got an obx one for like $25...polished...looks good. glad to hear the car didnt catch fire.

Yah a fire extinguisher in your car is a great thing to have...you never know when you might save someone from a fire of their car or save your own.....oil ignites good, so does trans fluid if subjected to nice heat :)

BTW make sure you buy a ABC Type (all kinds of fires, solids/liquids, oil/gases) extinguisher and make sure its easy to pull out...2 would be the best but 1 is ok