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MR2 Runs then catches fire


I did like steve said and cleaned the injectors. It turned out that 3 of them were stuck. Me and Viet started putting them back in. They're a little tough to get in cause of the 5s manifold but we eventually got them in. Then I turned on the fuel pump to check for leaks. There was a big leak. Tried fixing it but it still leaked. So I was feeling a little over zealous at the time and figured I'd go against every rational thought that says dont start an engine that is spewing fuel everywhere and I cranked it up. It fired up, on more than one cylinder this time. However, it soon shot a flame out the exhaust and ignited the puddle of fuel on the ground and the whole thing went up in flames. I shut it down and ran out. Luckily there was a fire extinguisher right next to the car. I got to break the glass on pull the pin on the extinguisher. That was pretty exciting, I've always wanted to do that.
The only bad part is 3 wires got a little toasty; a little tape fixed that and now there is powder all over the engine bay. Lol good timesbiggrin

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I hand my title of "Fire Marshall Bill" over to you... it is about damn time somebody else sets a car on fire.

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i have to admit, i was a little worried there for a second. a little sence of urgency i think was missing from the extinguishing part. but needless to say jon got the fire put out before the car exploded, like jon said, good times lol

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turbocivic wrote:

i have to admit, i was a little worried there for a second. a little sence of urgency i think was missing from the extinguishing part. but needless to say jon got the fire put out before the car exploded, like jon said, good times lol




 I've been wanting to break the emergency glass for ever so i felt like I needed to savor the experiencebiggrin



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when jon told me it went up in flames i couldnt help but laugh.....sorry but i could see jon running around looking for something to put it out.

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hahaha, not the first time the car has caught on fire....and probably not the last. glad it didnt burn to the ground, lol

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hahaha, not the first time the car has caught on fire....and probably not the last. glad it didnt burn to the ground, lol




I hope that was the last time it catches on fire. If its any worse then it will burn to the ground



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