Das Borgen Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Miata flambe on the menu edit: fixed video...this time by the guy in the video Edited April 30, 2013 by das borgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Buying and engine that you don't know it runs... $100 Gas to try and start it while still on engine hoist... $10 Almost burning your house down because you are a dumbass... PRICELESS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKilbourne Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Video removed by user Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 el oh el. I saw it before removed. Kid has a car on jack stands in his parents garage. Entire front end of car is missing and the engine is on the engine hoist positioned into the engine bay. Upon trying to start the engine the entire engine bursts into flames. I assume he spilled gasoline all over it or something. Then as hes trying to extinguish the engine flames he knocks over a gas can which was sitting near the wind screen, causing the whole front end of the car and ground to be aflame. He eventually puts it out with a garden hose. Edit, found one that is still up: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=acc_1367278543 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 He blows like a champ. Yep, Miata owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 It sparks the first time he tries to start it... so he tries it again. Seriously though, he should have been a fire fighter :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 LOL saw this yesterday. No idea why he'd constantly try to start it when it had sparked once, then when it was lit on fire he STILL tried to start it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Bastard Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 LOL saw this yesterday. No idea why he'd constantly try to start it when it had sparked once, then when it was lit on fire he STILL tried to start it On old carb'd motors, if there is a fire *in only the carb* you can crank it to put it out. Idk what this guy was thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 On old carb'd motors, if there is a fire *in only the carb* you can crank it to put it out. Idk what this guy was thinking. Lol, it only got worse when he tried to put it out, still not sure why he tried blowing out the fire first...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Why was the Carb on backwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendanB Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Why was the Carb on backwards? Because redneck :Gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Das Borgen Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 guy in video explains what happens and photos of his burns http://jalopnik.com/idiot-kid-explains-why-he-caught-on-fire-working-on-h-486127646 Well my supervisor at work specifically told me that if the carburetor ever caught on fire, just kill fuel and the spark and to keep on cranking so the fire would get ducked back into the motor so that's what I did and it didn't work. (The fuel pump) was still going momentarily because I was freaking out and I accidentally hit the switch and when I realized it was going I immediately turned it off and tried cranking it again and that's when the starter locked up on me http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18m9ad1ykx7gzjpg/original.jpg I can't say I haven't ever caught something on fire while working on a car....thankfully, it's been minute and easy to put out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Damn I didnt know it was that bad when i watched the video last night, thought it was dumb to spray a hose in the carb, but didnt know he lit himself on fire with gas like he did. Kudos to him for trying to do the work on his car himself though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleguy Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I liked him trying to blow it out, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 I liked him trying to blow it out, lol. Fighting fire with oxygen. works every time!:dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tractor Posted May 1, 2013 Report Share Posted May 1, 2013 Wow, I ain't done that yet and I've had a couple vehicle fires over the years. LOL @ the fire fighter comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted May 2, 2013 Report Share Posted May 2, 2013 I liked him trying to blow it out, lol. Fighting fire with oxygen. works every time!:dumb: Ummm...yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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