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luiml73 06-28-06 08:00 PM

I don't get it. In your sig, the thread says it was sold?

RX7Wishing 06-28-06 08:03 PM

It was sold. guy backed down.. said he couldnt afford the insurance.... good thing he didnt go through with it huh...

luiml73 06-28-06 08:09 PM

Sorry for the loss dude.

I just got my Gegs catalog in the mail, and I saw a fire extinguisher on the back page. I'm going to Gegs.com right now and by one.

Stanello 06-28-06 08:17 PM

Wow man. Very sorry for your loss. :(

ALNY93R1 06-28-06 08:24 PM

Damn, I'm sorry for your loss. Thank god no one got injured.

yuichiror 06-28-06 08:35 PM


Originally Posted by RX7Wishing
I used a fire extinguisher. But the fire was so intense it did nothing. Im serious. I used the small home depot ones. I had it mounted near the pass floor board... Peice of shit lasted for all of 5 seconds.

Damn I need to get one of those halcyon ones...

The Driver 06-28-06 08:46 PM

So sorry for your loss man... You can never truly replace an fd once it's gone even if you buy a faster one...

RaPtOr-T 06-28-06 08:54 PM

Thats no good....good thing your ok. If your car is to you like mine is to me you might as well have just had a family member die, really sorry to hear about your lose man. Hope you can get everything back on track!

Terrh 06-28-06 08:55 PM

omg.

sorry to hear about your loss!

I had a (small) engine fire in my 10AE and I still remember the feeling in my stomach and how fast I ran to get the extinguisher when I saw flames.

Weird that it "exploded" instead of "caught fire" I wonder how that happened, injector leak + backfire? or something.

adam c 06-28-06 08:56 PM

Glad you are OK. There are other FD's out there.

rotariesrule 06-28-06 09:13 PM

actually an explosion like you are describing could very well be the fuel pulsation dampener.

turBRO [ArTiN] 06-28-06 09:29 PM

just paying respects..... sorry man

FuseKazuki 06-28-06 09:33 PM

wow... really sorry to hear what happened... how much does your insurance cover? EVERYTHING except the 500 deductable?

at least you didnt get hurt :| that would've been alot worse

RX 4 Speed 06-28-06 09:42 PM

sorry to hear man... you can get another 7.

FDZero 06-28-06 09:46 PM

Glad to see you're okay. Can see what the insurance people say and go from there. Hope things work out the best for you.

scrubolio 06-28-06 09:51 PM

sorry man, can't even imagine how i'd feel

OKRX-7 06-28-06 09:53 PM


Originally Posted by yuichiror
Damn I need to get one of those halcyon ones...

You mean Halon, what they use in Aircraft fire supressant systems.

Stuff can kill you.

tiger18 06-28-06 10:17 PM

I keep reading about these cars going up in flames its scaring the crap out of me,,,,can we have some info on here about why this happens,,,(why does the fuel pulsation dampener fail,,,,can it be upgraded/ removed)
also what about that recall fuel line,,,,ive checked mine and it hasnt been done ( ive compared the 2 parts on the microfinch,,, the upgraded one has a pressed end fitting rather than just a pipe clamp)...,, more info on preventive measures please.......

yuichiror 06-28-06 10:34 PM


Originally Posted by OKRX-7
You mean Halon, what they use in Aircraft fire supressant systems.

Stuff can kill you.

Doh! Yeah, that stuff.

Improved FD 06-28-06 11:35 PM

all braided fuel lines and delete the FPD

yet another mandatory upgrade on these cars, which get more rare by the day it seems

mkbvictory 06-28-06 11:38 PM

Dammm thats crazy! Sorry man!

20B3rdgen 06-29-06 12:00 AM


Originally Posted by ArmitageGVR4
Has anyone ever considered that this problem with 93's spontaneously combusting is a design flaw and that there should be a recall for it? Seriously, I think there are enough people on this forum alone that have had their FDs burn to the ground that a class action suit wouldn't be far fetched.

There is a recall for this and mine suposedly had the modification done, but 4 months after I bought my car it cought on fire. Luckily I pulled into a hotel parking lot and borrowed (Took) the fire extingquisure from the lobby and put out the fire before I did any major damage.

20B3rdgen 06-29-06 12:12 AM

What do you plan to do with the burned out shell? I am looking for an FD to turn into a track car,but dont want to ruin a GOOD FD3S to do it. Since your frame is still good I would like to buy if from you.
The Insurnce Co. will give you first dibs on the shell before selling it to a scap yard (cring). Find out how much the buy back is from the Insurnce Co. and PM me if you dont what it for your self. Dont let the Insurance Co. scrap it.
Rich Wade

BLKTOPTRVL 06-29-06 12:20 AM

My god, that's bad. Glad you are OK, hope it works out.

BLKTOPTRVL 06-29-06 12:22 AM


Originally Posted by mibad
Ray at Malloy told me they redesigned the hose that runs from the fuel rail to the primary injectors in 94. They have a kit to repair that part of the fuel system that's 70 bucks. He also told me to replace the FPD as it is "a fire waiting to happen." So if you own a 93 you might want to consider this as a "reliability upgrade." It's a hell of a lot more important than any other reliability upgrades.

Is this primarily a '93 issue? Or are later gars bursting into flames too? There seem to be a lot of posts about fires, I didn't notice the model years.


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