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MrSlickMar-31-04 04:33 PM
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#68101, "From good to bad..."




          

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... emoji

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...

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Megasquirt powered 420A
Custom turbo system

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RE: From good to bad..., jsupetran, Mar-31-04 04:40 PM, #1
RE: From good to bad..., Pushin420a, Mar-31-04 04:53 PM, #2
      RE: From good to bad..., MrSlick, Mar-31-04 05:06 PM, #3
           RE: From good to bad..., 95greenhrcgs, Mar-31-04 05:21 PM, #4
           RE: From good to bad..., SilverEclipse, Mar-31-04 05:24 PM, #5
                RE: From good to bad..., MrSlick, Apr-01-04 10:43 AM, #6
                     RE: From good to bad..., 96eclipse2nr, Apr-01-04 10:53 AM, #7
                          RE: From good to bad..., BlueMoonEclipse, Apr-01-04 11:03 AM, #8

jsupetranMar-31-04 04:40 PM
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#68102, "RE: From good to bad..."
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 Mar-31-04 04:40 PM by jsupetran



          

(note to self buy a fire extinguisher).

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

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Pushin420aMar-31-04 04:53 PM
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#68103, "RE: From good to bad..."
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Holly shit dude...glad to see you and your car made it ok...I've seen to many car fires...

~Lee

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MrSlickMar-31-04 05:06 PM
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#68105, "RE: From good to bad..."
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I'm just glad I didn't have to piss all over my engine... HAHA I would have felt real bad about that... emoji

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http://www.ms-custom.com

  
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95greenhrcgsMar-31-04 05:21 PM
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#68109, "RE: From good to bad..."
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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.

Jonathan
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SilverEclipseMar-31-04 05:24 PM
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#68111, "RE: From good to bad..."
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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-

  
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MrSlickApr-01-04 10:43 AM
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#68127, "RE: From good to bad..."
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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...

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Custom turbo system

http://www.ms-custom.com

  
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96eclipse2nrApr-01-04 10:53 AM
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#68128, "RE: From good to bad..."
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fire extinguishers also work well emoji. 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.

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BlueMoonEclipseApr-01-04 11:03 AM
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#68130, "RE: From good to bad..."
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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 emoji

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


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