In a message dated 98-09-26 12:49:32 EDT, you write:
<< took about two ounces of gas and poured some down the carburetor.
..... this time the carb backfired..... spilling what gas I had left on my
hand.
The heat from the backfire was enough to ignite the spilled gas ..... >>
A very tough way to learn a lesson. About 25 years ago, my parents were
members of a motorhome club. A very sad incident similar to this occurred,
when a couple of other members were trying to start a class A motorhome (no
doors by the front seats, motor in between). Both parents were killed in the
flash fire, and their children barely escaped. I think about that to this day
whenever I have to play with a fuel system.
Jon Arzt Rootes(at)aol.com
61 Humber Super Snipe saloon
66 Humber Super Snipe estate
66 Sunbeam Alpine
67 Sunbeam Highwayman
87 Lincoln Continental 5.0 (the missus' car)
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