Blade8r

well with today advances with computers and innovated technology. it shouldn't be neccisary. it is worthwhile but shouldn't be needed.

My Rubber lines are 10 DAYS OLD. as per me paying Rotary Reliablity. i went with this to avoid this problem all togeather.. yet.. it didnt avoid it. i don't know who did what.

can't be too safe

papiogxl

iTrader: (6)

sounds like my car, except I caused an 11 car pile up and it cost $800 to repair
heres a link to my thread https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/88-gxl-rebuild-480187/

RXgirl7

That is exactly the wrong attitde to have. First off, a 16 year old FC does not have "todays" advances by any stretch of the immagination. Secondly, no amount of advancement is going to keep an accident from happening. There is a very good reason that all auto racing sanctioning bodies require flame retardant clotheing, and fire systems in all race cars. It's because accidents happen. And they don't just happen on the track, they happen on the street too. In the past week, I have seen two cars on fire on the street.

As my dad always tells me "plan for the worst, hope for the best". "It's better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it."

My5ABaby

iTrader: (7)

You realize that your car is 15-20 years old don't you? I hardly think you can call that applicable for referencing "todays advances".

AUGieDogie

iTrader: (4)

Welcome to the club my friend. Mines been on fire twice!@!! The orignal owner had (im guessing) go at about 40k. The replacement lasted over another 100k and then took a dump on me. I got it out pretty fast but still had a fair bit of damage.

Hopefully its not too bad. My insurance paid for the repairs less the deductible. IF YOU HAVE FULL COVERAGE CALL THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good luck

Icemark

That is about the dumbest thing I have heard here in a long time.

You should not be driving any car without some sort of a true fire extingisher. A fire extingisher is required equipment on airplanes regardless of size. Why would anyone drive a car without one???

Well alone a car that is 20 years old and well documented to have occasional fires from leaking fuel and electrical system.

and why in the world would you be expecting them to take care of it. You already said that you didn't smell fuel before this... why are you expecting it to be fuel related, and related to a shop's work???

I have seen FC's burn with something as simple as Solenoid get stuck on the ACV... and if you were not paying attention, it could result in the whole engine catching on fire. Hmm, you said it started below the LIM just like where the ACV is...

Plus you worked on the car first...

Pretty shady to blame someone and expect them to "take care of you" when you don't know what really caused the problem.

idsigloo

I was pulling in to work and everytime I'd come to a turn I would clutch and the car would die. Well I'd rolling start it and keep going. Well I got to the parking lot and all this smoke starting come through the vents and I was freaking out. I jump out and pop the hood and my engine was flaming! I sat there like wth... I'm at work and we're not open yet (aka no fire extinguisher). I had nothing to put it out with. Luckily my boss pulled up and had coffee in a thermos we were able to put it out with. I knew I was dead. I put it on a wrecker and took it to my dad's shop. We got it into the bay. We found out that the PD failed, fried my omp lines and vacuum lines and that was about it. Replaced the primaries because they looked bad and did the marren pd mod. Car was running a week later.

88 GTU The Lucky7

I used to carry a fire extinguisher in my other car... definately keeping one in my RX

Blade8r

First, you know what im not even going to argue about the fire extengisher topic. it's been done.

Use the search tool.

plus when i worked on the car the only thing i messed up was to lose the two bolts that hold the pirmary fuel rail to the motor and i broke a chunk of the alloy in the edge of the UIM where it meets up twords the LIM. so althought he car would run right.. it could be leaking a small amount of air. I didnt want to spend the time sourceing the parts

Second! I HAVENT BLAMED ANYONE. Get your story right. i went to rotary relibality and ask "them to take care of me." I didn't raise hell or got pissed off. i said, "Determin the problem. workmanship defect or Mechanical Faliure. We'll work from there."

I SERIOUSLY Doubt it's a shady thing to check My ride if they could of messed up.

it's just a matter of seeing WTF happen.

Tournapart

iTrader: (4)

i agree^^


everyone here seems to be reading his responses improperly to "bash" him

not once did he blame the shop entirely, he simply said he want the shop to check it out

the fire extinguisher thing, im pretty sure he was reffering to NEW CARS, not RX7's, which, i agree that fire extinguishers should be sold with ANY car as a safty mesure, simply because if you flip your car or crash it and one of the fuel lines break, or a wire shorts out it will still cause a fire, despite new technologies

you guys are ripping on him for no reason, the guys car just burned down, give him a break, i think hes being much more cool headed than i would be in the same situation

tougeFB

once i start driving my 10AE, ill definitely be carrying a fire extinguisher.
i couldn't imagine seeing it go up in flames... =(

sorry to hear about your loss. i just got my car, but never get to drive it.

Icemark

Its not shady for them to check it out- its shady for you to blame them before anyone really knows what is up. You posted:
If that is not trying to blame someone what is???

You also posted:
yet you also talk about R&R replacing the lines and how you didn't smell a fuel leak. Hell your whole attitude and comments suggest you are expecting R&R to fix your car for free. Maybe that is not what you meant by "take care of me"... but it sure sounds like it.

Try reading your own posts before talking ****. Tell me to to search... what a $#@!&^=*

I should shut this thread down just for the jumped too conclusions and BS in it.
.

Blade8r

Okay... lets get this ball rollin. There is always something to be blamed. Either my car or them. either way someone loses. either i lose my car. or they lose some parts, equimpent and labor. it's just that we have to determine who's to blame.

well what i understand is this. me and R&R have come to an agreement. Find out what happen. if it's the car's fault, i take the bill. if it's workmanship defect, they bite the bullet. the way you take my attitude or comments is your own opinion. I in no way going to take away your 2 cents.

i personally do think they messed up. it's my opinion and im entitled to it. But i STRESS THE FACT that i understand other things can go bad. so im open to the fact something else can go bad.

so chill with the additude.

HEY HEY HEY. i wasn't talking ****. i just wasn't going to argue about fire extingisher. DONT ASSUME I WAS TALKING ****.

I knew Saying Use the Seach Tool Would **** you off. common man, you **** people off daily telling people to use the seach tool. isn't it about the about time someone told you?

perhaps. But don't Fray. ill find out what R&R has found from my car and this thread will come to a conclusion.

Blade8r

** UPDATE **

Okay so now that i talked with R&R. i got the good ol answer to my problem. Mechanical faliure. the leak caused by a faulty pulsation damper. Which happen to break instantly causing huge amounts of fuel to be lost. in any case,

when i asked R&R to take care of me. they did. and offered to fix my car with FREE PARTS**. i just need to pay for labor. whitch will amount to about 400 dollars. a good 5 hours worth of labor..

so in my respect, i decline the offer and said, "hey my car broke by itself. you would of taken care of me anyways. So in respect to that, im going to pass on the offer and just part off the car. I'm not going to let you lose some parts just to take care of me. so don't worry about it."

so comming soon im going to part off my car. and if anyone is interested in part. you can just shoot me up a PM for whatever

im located in Orange County CA. so if you want a local pick up then by all means. come on by.

Also the Car is in immaculate condition. the Body of the CAR is AWSOME. INCLUDING THE HOOD. the only burnt thing on the car is in the engine bay.

i'll be parting off everything. and Will Begin Deliveries after i come back from Active Duty with the army. so on june 20 2006 onward i'll start taking deliveries. but Pm me in advance so i can pull that specific part.

Icemark

You were very stand up there. YOu can be proud of your actions dealing with the real issue.

But to sell your parts you do need to to post in the For Sale/ Wanted section. I am going to now close this thread to avoid an on-line auction starting in this thread.