In a message dated 9/5/99 6:17:45 AM, rgolen@... wrote:
<<Last night got to use my fire extinguisher....unfortunately it was on my 93
EV (which I've owned since new...). I popped out to buy my wife a little
surprise, and was heading home on the highway doing about 70 when the A/C
vents started to blow out thick black smoke. I put the EV in neutral, shut
the engine down and tried to slow down into the breakdown lane...NO BRAKES!
I used the emergency brake to stop. Grabbed the extinguisher popped the
hood a crack and began spraying and then fully opened the hood and put the
rest of the fire out.
It looks like a good part of the hoses and wiring in the engine compartment
are toast! Hopefully the EV can be put back together.
Ric>>
Ric,
Sorry to hear about your fire.
I posted a few weeks back about the gas leak on my '93. I hope this wasn't
what may have caused your fire.
I replaced the hose clamps and the leak stopped. Yesterday, I noticed gas
smell again. I popped the hood and sure enough, there was a leak. I
couldn't tell which hose was leaking, so I tightened all the clamps and it
seems to have stopped.
It seems to me that the hoses only leak when the engine is cold. Is there
extra pressure in the hoses at that point? Something related to the cold
start valve?
Tomorrow I buy the extinguisher.
Steve Lashley
'66 Westy
'74 Campmobile
'93 EV MV
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