fire. yeah.
#1
Ok, I've been lurking for a while, but seeing as how I'm almost to the point of having my car running again...
hello. i'm div. Living in Memphis, TN. Got an 88 SE N/A that I've been carrying around for over a decade. She's been sitting for the past 4 years as where I used to live She had to pass emissions, and with a rusted out exhaust they wouldn't even look at her. So, I moved 5 miles away where there are no emissions requirements. She started immediately and drove like she'd never sat. I tagged her out, cleaned her up, and was going to start driving her again. Was taking her for a spin the other night and floored her coming out of a U-turn on a little back-road nearby - the rear broke loose, she spun nicely and then... ran lake crap. Threatened to die the whole way home, did die at a stop sign, didn't want to start back but got her going. Pulled into the cove, and my girlfriend came screaming - "you're car is on fire!!". It looks like the cat clogged hard, and then blew out the exhaust gasket at the first pre-cat. There was a jet of blue fire a foot long shooting out from hole while that turned to nice yellow flames when the car died - all the grease and gunk burning off. A blast with the fire extinguisher put it out. It's nice and clean now.
Amazingly, the car seems unhurt. Compression is mid-90s front and rear. RB replacement pipe and pre-silencer are on the way.
hello. i'm div. Living in Memphis, TN. Got an 88 SE N/A that I've been carrying around for over a decade. She's been sitting for the past 4 years as where I used to live She had to pass emissions, and with a rusted out exhaust they wouldn't even look at her. So, I moved 5 miles away where there are no emissions requirements. She started immediately and drove like she'd never sat. I tagged her out, cleaned her up, and was going to start driving her again. Was taking her for a spin the other night and floored her coming out of a U-turn on a little back-road nearby - the rear broke loose, she spun nicely and then... ran lake crap. Threatened to die the whole way home, did die at a stop sign, didn't want to start back but got her going. Pulled into the cove, and my girlfriend came screaming - "you're car is on fire!!". It looks like the cat clogged hard, and then blew out the exhaust gasket at the first pre-cat. There was a jet of blue fire a foot long shooting out from hole while that turned to nice yellow flames when the car died - all the grease and gunk burning off. A blast with the fire extinguisher put it out. It's nice and clean now.
Amazingly, the car seems unhurt. Compression is mid-90s front and rear. RB replacement pipe and pre-silencer are on the way.
#9
Originally Posted by Kathy Atkins' post='799285' date='Feb 3 2006, 12:49 PM
Welcome, Hey I visit Memphis like 2 times a year, have to get to gether next time
Check at Rx7Heaven for parts he has ALOT
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