[DML] Re: Warm-up Regulator?

[srubano@xxxx]

[moderator's note: I think we're all in agreement that one should excercise care when working on the fuel system. Unless there's more to be said I'll refrain from posting anymore repetative items saying the same thing again and again.] 


If you are indeed a REAL fire chief.....WHAT %*@# fire school did you 
go too???? 

If there is a leak from any of the fuel lines and it drips onto a HOT 
exhaust manifold or exhaust pipe....what do you think it would do? 
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE. I used to be a Fireman and most car fires (except 
for the ones that were stolen and purposely set on fire) were due to 
a gas leak under the hood OR leaks from anywhere in the fuel system. 
Whether it was dripping onto a hot exhaust pipe OR it was leaking and 
ANY spark ignited it (even static electricity!). If the ignition 
wires are faulty where it's leaking the high voltage through it's 
insulation and arching to the engine block with a gas leak, break out 
the marshmallows. If the gas does not ignite while dripping onto a 
very hot surface like the exhaust manifold, it will create dangerous 
noxious/explosive fumes as it evaporates.

I'm not saying "Every go out and buy a fire extinguisher" just that 
if you feel uneasy working with the fuel system, leave it to a 
professional.

No one on this list is here to scare people.

Steve Rubano
"Post responsibly"

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, dherv10@xxxx wrote:
> Kevin, I'm not trying to make a mechanic out of you. But I have 
been 
> working on cars like a lot of us out here, and I have never 
included 
> a fire extguisher as part of my tool kit. Yes, I have a couple in 
the 
> house and at the office. But, If you handle gas with respect and 
read 
> a little about what you want to do in the workshop manuel and don't 
> do something dum like smoking around the gas, then it will be no 
more 
> of a problem than filling up your gas tank in the car with gas. Did 
> you know that metal to metal can make a spark to ignite gas, but 
when 
> was the last time you heard of someone blowing up a service station 
> when getting a fill up.To many people throw around fire, fire, fire 
a 
> lot to scare people.
> John Hervey
> Fire Chief of Forney, Texas
> www.specialTauto.com
> Your De Lorean Parts Store.
>