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From: Aylesbury, Bucks
From what i can see, the "o"ring on no 1 injector blew out, the old girl waqs goin well, then lost power, looked at the fuel pressure gauge and it had dropped massively, a quick smell of fuel then bang!! It nearly blew the bonnet off, massive flames from both sides of the bonnet, had flames in side as well!! My brother-in-law was taken to hospital with slight burns to face and arms while trying to put it out with our hand held extinguishers, he is ok but has no eyebrows, or eyelashes!! The arms on his fleese have melted!! I got a little bit but nothing like him!
Mate i know it all seems really bad today but in all fairness just strip all the engine and loom out get all the paintwork sorted and freshen the engine and it will be good as new..
Dont be to down its all fixable and well worth doing...
cheers danny
Dont be to down its all fixable and well worth doing...
cheers danny
From what i can see, the "o"ring on no 1 injector blew out, the old girl waqs goin well, then lost power, looked at the fuel pressure gauge and it had dropped massively, a quick smell of fuel then bang!! It nearly blew the bonnet off, massive flames from both sides of the bonnet, had flames in side as well!! My brother-in-law was taken to hospital with slight burns to face and arms while trying to put it out with our hand held extinguishers, he is ok but has no eyebrows, or eyelashes!! The arms on his fleese have melted!! I got a little bit but nothing like him!
Hope your bro in law is all ok mate and as said it can all be fixed..
cheers danny
gutted for you mate just hope your brother in law is ok don`t give up its only nuts n bolts and tin just steam into it strip it down and you will see it can be better i know its easy for us to say this but there are alot of people with great knowledge and help on here willing to help you .....
Last edited by nuttynil; Aug 9, 2010 at 10:13 PM.
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my thoughts aswell., might have had the pin in, I know before we race they come round and ensure the pins out as we leave the holding area, easy to forget on a track day tho, did it myself in one session at croft at the rsoc event, didn't want to leave it out all day for fear of some idiot pulling the handle outside the car!
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ouch.we wondered what it was.we could see the smoke from near the heli pad area.
hope your bro in law is ok.got a bit close to it then.
it wont be long beofre its back beatsing the tracks again
hope your bro in law is ok.got a bit close to it then.
it wont be long beofre its back beatsing the tracks again
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Exactly the same as Stu's westy. Its becoming a bit of a common one at mo. Get your injector O-rings checked people
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From: Darlington county durham
Seen this when i was out in blackys bmw. Sorry to here about the car. Sorry to here about your brother in law. I hope both you and him are ok. Dont give up on the car mate.
sorry to see that mate, the same thing happened to me at castle sombe a couple of weeks ago.
if theirs any parts you need i'm sure plenty of people on here would help out.
i have a few bits and pieces if theirs anything you need drop me a pm and i'd try my best to help
all the best to you and your bro
if theirs any parts you need i'm sure plenty of people on here would help out.
i have a few bits and pieces if theirs anything you need drop me a pm and i'd try my best to help
all the best to you and your bro
