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Carb fire.. why? |
H2ohs |
May 13 2024, 01:29 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 23-October 22 From: NH Member No.: 26,941 Region Association: North East States |
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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Olympic 914 |
May 13 2024, 06:50 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,682 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
On a friends car, a lead plug in the side of his Weber carb blew out and squirted fuel all over the engine compartment.
also noticed rough running and a strong smell of gas. He lucked out and it did NOT catch fire. |
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