[Shotimes] so *that's* what it feels like to screw the pooch

[Zach Leahy]

Jason, i probably have an extra schrader valve as I am ditching mine
of r apermanent fuel pressure gauge.

Free, cause dang it, you deserve some free parts :)

BTW I know what your eye feels like, I got a good splash of carb
cleaner in one of mine once.

Z

On 8/16/05, Jason Hartberger <jhartberger@mail.com> wrote:
> I screwed it good, too. I finally got a chance to inspect the car this
> afternoon. Fortunately, the fire itself didn't destroy anything but I
> discovered a little late that the fire extinguisher was made out of PKP.
> Those of you who know what PKP (potassium bicarbonate, or purple K) is
> know how bad it is for electronics. And that's why it's only recommend
> for alpha or bravo fires. Fortunately, I had a bravo fire so I was good,
> but another 5 seconds and it would've been a charlie fire... So I'm
> going to get to do a lot of wire repair. Fortunately there was very
> little exposed wiring or circuitry so there's actually little damage,
> but what there is is bad. Also, I guess since all of my fuel was going
> out the test port and not into the cylinders, I was running an
> unbelievably lean mixture, which I'm sure damaged my engine. I know it
> fried my rear O2... I pulled the codes 511 (from the LPM I'm sure) and
> 175... and I can't remember which one that means but I know 175 and 176
> are the O2 sensors, and I just changed the front one :). So now I get to
> change the O2 that I've dreaded changing for so long. Oh, and I
> permanently f***ed my test port. Even with the valve closed it still
> gargles out fuel. I got a valve cap with an o-ring from the exchange and
> torqued it down real good, which stopped the leak. For now. I'm going to
> have to replace the schra(e?)der valve, and I don't know how to do that.
> I guess it can't be that hard but working with the fuel system scares
> me, for a few reasons. I splashed fuel in my eye while seeing if the
> valve was actually closed with my pen (yes, it really was, and I guess
> the good news is there's plenty of pressure at the rail...) and it still
> hurts. I said to my wife a few weeks ago that I was surprised that
> annabelle hadn't had any real mechanical problems in almost a year...
> well fate came by to shove an M86 up my butt. Now all my clothes reek of
> fuel, I've reeked of fuel for 2 days now, my entire car reeks of fuel,
> I'm looking at at least $200 in repairs to various damaged components
> (it wasn't just the O2 I fried) either from the fire or the PKP or
> driving the car so lean. I've had a massive headache too for 2 days and
> I'm sure I've inhaled completely unhealthy amounts of fuel vapor. People
> smell it in my breath. My back and neck hurt all sorts of a lot from
> hunching over my car... my god. I've about had it with this car. It
> leads me along, and just like that poor guy from "Eurotrip", makes me
> say fl|genh_`genauph before I can stop the beating. My eyes burn. I'm
> going to bed.
> 
> --
> Jason Hartberger, AT2(AW) USN
> USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
> AIMD/IM-3 CASS
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