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"Your car's on fire....."
So Im sitting in my kitchen, reading the Forums and the door bell rings. "Is that your little green car?" "Yes." "It's on fire!" Now,I guess all the time "wasted" reading the Forums must have been of some use because without thinking I grabbed one of the fire extinguishers we keep in the house in a READILY accessible location and RACED out to the car. Fortunately it was NOT engulfed in flames like the recent blue RB car in Canada. There were some flames under the car on the passenger side up by the engine. I was able to get the hood open and hit the flames with the extinguisher. It knocked out most of the fire but then the wire insulation was burning so I had to grab the hose and that was able to put the rest of the fire out...and that was when CFD came roaring around the corner. The neighbor that spotted the flames also placed a 911 call. Even though they weren't needed, it COULD have been MUCH worse. Then after I was SURE there was no more fire, I unhooked the battery. It looks like the connections to the starter is where things went wrong. I'll check it all over in the day light.
NEVER say to yourself "That can't happen to me..." because it CAN. I was prepared because of the advice of this and other Forums. PLEASE, follow the wisdom you find here - it can save your car and maybe even your LIFE.
So Im sitting in my kitchen, reading the Forums and the door bell rings. "Is that your little green car?" "Yes." "It's on fire!" Now,I guess all the time "wasted" reading the Forums must have been of some use because without thinking I grabbed one of the fire extinguishers we keep in the house in a READILY accessible location and RACED out to the car. Fortunately it was NOT engulfed in flames like the recent blue RB car in Canada. There were some flames under the car on the passenger side up by the engine. I was able to get the hood open and hit the flames with the extinguisher. It knocked out most of the fire but then the wire insulation was burning so I had to grab the hose and that was able to put the rest of the fire out...and that was when CFD came roaring around the corner. The neighbor that spotted the flames also placed a 911 call. Even though they weren't needed, it COULD have been MUCH worse. Then after I was SURE there was no more fire, I unhooked the battery. It looks like the connections to the starter is where things went wrong. I'll check it all over in the day light.
NEVER say to yourself "That can't happen to me..." because it CAN. I was prepared because of the advice of this and other Forums. PLEASE, follow the wisdom you find here - it can save your car and maybe even your LIFE.
