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Near miss!

Rubber Hoses? Mine are all Braided Stainless Steel! But I need to run out 
and get a fire extinguisher just then same. Any one have a suggestion for a 
good extingisher, mounting braket and a good handy place to put it?

On 6/15/05, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@verizon.net> wrote: 
> 
> Well, we know how these cars have sympathy pains and can get jealous. Just
> put too much effort into one of your VAG cars and the other ones decide
> you're ignoring them and bust a part just to get your attention.
> It turns out they can hear too.
> I guess my 84 must have heard me talking about cutting him up. Didn't know 
> I
> was just talking about his crossmember. So he decided he'd rather die a
> fiery death than have me chop him limb from limb.
> Sneaky little bastard rubbed a big-assed hole in one of the rubber fuel
> lines I had added from the filter to the fuel rail. I had just put the car
> on ramps to fix a small bracket I had made and the underside was soaked in
> fuel. When I raised the hood fuel poured out of the hood reinforcements 
> into
> the rain tray!
> I have an extinguisher, but it still would have been a hell of a mess with
> the amount of fuel all over the place.
> Sheesh!
> Damn lucky it all happened in the driveway and not in rush hour traffic 
> (or
> for that matter on the road to Cincy!)
> 
> All you guys with electronic injection or people that have swapped out
> sections of steel line for rubber; check your rubber lines often for
> abrasion!!!
> 
> I'm starting to think we should develop a list of things to check
> periodically to make sure our cars are safe and sound.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)