GoodGuys fire

reborn55 · July 14, 2011, 11:39:21 AM

wayne petty · July 14, 2011, 12:55:58 PM

that looked like the electric fuel pump kept feeding the fire on top of the motor...

i wonder how many sections of rubber fuel line don't get replaced when they actually need to be changed...

i found a fuel filter for my 4180 that has an inverted flair inlet...

so i have a solid steel tube from my fuel pump to the carb...

this is an FF205 from autozone..

http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/chl/FF205/image/4/

i don't know if it will fit conventional performance holleys.. but it might be worth looking into... it fits the ford /holley OE carbs that look like this...

http://contentinfo.autozone.com/znetcs/product-info/en/US/aol/C7493/image/4/

that is a shame about that car... but ... it looks like its not completely burned to the ground. people have started with just a burned out shell....

it's just the Wrong type of Flame job you want for a hot rod...

39deluxe · July 15, 2011, 12:55:13 PM

It could have been a loose fitting or a stuck float but I'd be more likely to agree with you that it was a rubber fuel line to blame. It seems like I'm constantly preaching the merits of hard lines in the fuel system but a rubber hose is just too quick and easy for way too many builders.

Very sad. Seeing a '39 Deluxe go up in flames is like a knife in the heart to me.

Tom

41woodie · July 16, 2011, 09:19:55 PM

What was causing the squawking noise, sounded like the car was suffering.

Rrumbler · July 17, 2011, 02:07:01 AM

QuoteWhat was causing the squawking noise, sounded like the car was suffering.

That was his "Ooooh-gah" horn, the relay or horn wiring was shorting, causing it to run almost constantly.

It's always sad to see something like that.

tomslik · July 17, 2011, 09:46:35 AM

i DID notice that evidently NOBODY carries a fire extinguiser or they're too cheap to use theirs on somebody elses's car...

hope he had insurance..

Mikej · July 17, 2011, 10:51:36 AM

The first guy might have been able to put it out if he would have shot his off at the fire instead of the front of the car. I carry a small extinguiser. Doubt if it would of got the job done.

tomslik · July 17, 2011, 07:39:32 PM

Quote from: "Mikej"The first guy might have been able to put it out if he would have shot his off at the fire instead of the front of the car. I carry a small extinguiser. Doubt if it would of got the job done.

1 small one may not have got the fire out but 5 or 10 might have.
C.S.T.A's...

if it were mine, i might have let it burn rather than take the chance of the ins. co. wanting to fix all that warped metal...