The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:42 PM
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I was pulling out of work and merging with traffic when the whole car exploded! I slapped the kill switches and pointed it towards where I thought the curb would be. The smoke was so thick that I couldn't see the steering wheel much less anything else! The guys at work saw it from 100 yards away and totally freaked. My first thought was that the battery in the trunk exploded. The second thought was that all my work for the Power Tour was wasted. I got the car stopped and got out. That's when I tasted it. The smoke. It's not smoke. It's powder. My friggin 10 pound dry powder fire extinguisher blew. It's been behind the driver's seat for two years and picked today to blow it's top. Scared the ever-lovin blue-eyed chit outta me. I've got yellow/white powder all over the inside and outside of the car. I doubt my shop vac will ever be able to get all that crap outta there. I'm picking up a new extinguisher tomorrow. I don't like the idea of not having one in the car.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:49 PM
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Sorry to hear that, but its much better than your car buring to the ground!
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:49 PM
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Scared the ever-lovin blue-eyed chit outta me.
Sorry about the explosion and mess you have to clean up but that is pretty darn funny.
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:52 PM
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Sorry to hear about the mess, but count your blessings...It coulda been far worse. Are you still planning on the Power Tour? I'm jealous..My car is nowhere near ready. Oh well, maybe next year.
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:55 PM
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This post scared me about as much as your accident scared you.. I LOVE your car and I was expecting the worst when I saw this
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 09:59 PM
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This thread scared the fsck out of me! Glad to hear you and your ride is ok, though.
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 10:05 PM
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Glad it wasn't anything too serious. PS: I HOPE THAT YOU CHANGED YOUR SHORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clean it, if it's Dirty. Oil it, if it Squeaks.
But: Don't fix it, if it Works!
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 10:16 PM
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I'm a bit hesitant to run halon due to some mental delusion of it displacing oxygen. I'm worried about inhalation and the fact that it's much heavier than breathable air.
The powder is a mess but I don't ever plan on poking it down the carb throat. I've got stuff inside the car to smother that if necessary.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 10:28 PM
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I'm a bit hesitant to run halon due to some mental delusion of it displacing oxygen. I'm worried about inhalation and the fact that it's much heavier than breathable air.
Halon and CO2 both displace air, but they're really only dangerous in closed spaces like rooms with big fixed extinguisher systems. There is some risk to inhaling the halon itself, more so from inhaling the products it releases when in a fire, but in a car situation with lots of fresh air that's not a big deal. I guess if you use it on a fire inside the car with the windows up you might have a problem, but the halon would be the least of my problems there :-0
erd.dli.state.mt.us/Safety/SB_brochures/HALON.pdf
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 10:35 PM
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when i first saw this, my first thought was the fuel system or something glad to hear everything is ok!! CHIP
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon 340, no drivetrain, on blocks behind the barn '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 11:17 PM
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Glad that was all the drama. Like many, the "hot rod" is one of my fave car's on the board. And what exactly is Quote:
the ever-lovin blue-eyed chit
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 11:25 PM
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Sorry to hear about your "explosion". I am glad to hear you were able to pull over safely. How hot was it today? Was the heat a possible reason for the explosion? Sorry that I don't have any suggestions for cleaning up the mess. Better luck in the future.
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 11:29 PM
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/02/03 11:31 PM
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Holy crap! You had me scared there for a minute! Glad thats "all" it was though!GEEZ! Sounds like you have a big azz mess to clean up.
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Re: The hot rod EXPLODED today
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06/03/03 12:31 AM
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Glad to hear it wasn't the powertrain that blew up. Time to take advantage of a car cleaners with flat rates! Use CO2, unless you plan on using it in an enclosed area for longer than you could hold your breath... Greg
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