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H2ohs |
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Hi All, took the car out of storage, cleaned, took for a 20 min ride. Was running great. 3 min from home, it started to run really rough. Not sure if it was on fire at this point, but barely made it home. got out and flames were shooting from the grid. Fire extinguisher was close, so put out pretty quickly. Rain tray melted and made a mess. The carb filter totally burned and destroyed. All fuel lines in good shape, no leaks. So what would make the carb catch on fire like this? float? timing? this pic is after trying to clean the fire extinguisher mess off- it still runs fine actually. Ideas?
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I wouldn't run a fuel filter on that side of the pump. Best not to have it in the engine bay, and definitely not just loose.
Seems like the fire came from the driver side carb. I've never had that happen but I've read late timing and running lean can cause backfires that can make paper filters go up. Seems like you aren't running a regulator, could be a contributing factor, excessive fuel pressure forcing fuel past the needle valves. Heavy float would be something to look for too. Good thing you were able to put it out. |
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