Thats alright then, Gemi's are bad news as far as I care give me a 1600 anyday : ) only my 2 cents though Ryan
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bob [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2002 2:31 pm > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Re[4]: Fire extinguishers save cars! > > Hello Ryan, > > Actually that was a Gemini. I think that car hated me, so I sold it. > > Thursday, March 21, 2002, 2:11:55 PM, you wrote: > > CR> bet you still have the 1600 though : ) > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Bob [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Thursday, 21 March 2002 2:00 pm > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Re[2]: Fire extinguishers save cars! > >> > >> Hello James, > >> > >> My car caught fire in a petrol station while I was giving a lift to > >> this girl that I was keen on back to Sydney, as a wire that was > >> passing over a metal retainer finally wore the insulation through. It > >> blew one of the main fusible links, and I (like an idiot) just assumed > >> that the link had worn out. Reconnected it, turned the ignition on, > >> and was greeted with flames. Funny how when you are protecting a car > >> that you have put a lot of money into that burns from patting out > >> flaming wires with your hands no longer seems all that bad. I havent > >> heard from that girl since :) > >> > >> Thursday, March 21, 2002, 1:43:28 PM, you wrote: > >> > >> JF> Not much fun is it.... > >> JF> happened to me many years ago.. while sitting at the traffic lights > >> JF> in my Nan's immaculate 180B when I noticed the paint bubbling up > >> JF> on the bonnet - no smoke at first, just nan's beautiful metallic > >> silver > >> JF> paint blistering before my eyes!! > >> JF> So I jumped out at the lights with traffic banked up behind me and > >> JF> I too opened to bonnet to have the flames jump up and almost burn > >> JF> me... I had no extinguisher.. so before I could think better of > what I > >> JF> was doing I ripped the windscreen washer bottle from it's mounts in > >> JF> the flaming engine bay and doused the fire with the water from > that... > >> > >> JF> By the time I got it out someone had come over with an extinguisher > >> JF> from their car... > >> > >> JF> The moral of the story - get an extinguisher (and keep your > windscreen > >> JF> washer bottle full, just in case :) > >> > >> JF> cya > >> JF> James > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> JF> David Thompson wrote: > >> > >> >> List, > >> >> > >> >> Unfortunately my 1600 suffered an engine bay fire yesterday morning > >> >> due to a broken o-ring on one of the injectors. This dumped fuel at > >> >> 40psi all over the exhaust manifold (wrapped in thermotec wrap) and > >> >> started a fire. The first think I noticed was a faint but powerful > >> >> fuel smell, which quickly went away. I dismissed this smell as being > >> >> the car next door, which looked dodgy and was pouring out smoke from > >> >> the exhaust. > >> >> > >> >> I then noticed smoke pouring out the rear of the car in the mirror > and > >> >> pulled over. By this time there were flames coming out from all > sides > >> >> of the bonnet. The first thing I did was to lift the bonnet – > >> >> big mistake! The flames jumped straight out and burnt my arm and > hair. > >> >> Shocked by this I let go of the bonnet and it latched shut again. I > >> >> then emptied a $16 fire extinguisher aimed from under the front of > the > >> >> car and this instantly put out the fire. If I did not have this, > then > >> >> the car would certainly have burnt to the ground. > >> >> > >> >> Moral of the story - always carry a fire extinguisher! > >> >> > >> >> I would like to thank the guy in the extended port rotary 1200 ute > who > >> >> was the only one to stop and offer assistance. Luckily I have full > >> >> comprehensive insurance with Shannon’s. > >> >> > >> >> Thommo. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here > >> >> > >> >> > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > >> >> Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> No unauthorised redistribution of this email > >> >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > >> >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > >> >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> JF> -- > >> JF> > >> > ________________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> JF> James Fitness > >> JF> Director > >> JF> Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd > >> JF> http://www.datascribe.com.au > >> JF> Computers and Supplies > >> > >> JF> OZDAT Online > >> JF> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards, > >> Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > -- > Best regards, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
