kombi minus fire extinguisher = freeway bbq

sneak_e · 2005-05-20T10:30:20+00:00

Well, after months of checking out kombis and reading this forum with great enthusiasm I finally found a decent version 48 hours ago. Being flat out with work I decided to wait until Friday afternoon (my only time free this week) to sort out the change of rego and insurance. Anyway I took her for a run this morning into Perth city, then on my way home up the freeway it started spluttering then stalled. I pulled over into the emergency lane, got out, and something smelled a bit odd - it was probably the burning engine 🙂 No fire extinguisher, no bottles of water (damn you air cooled beasts!), nuthin but a couple of fluffy cushions! As soon as I opened the engine hatch the air got to the flames and away she went - took about three minutes to turn the bus to a crispy piece of toast!!! Sorry about the smaller shots below but all I had time to grab out of the bus was my camera-phone. Oh well, easy come easy go - I can salvage some of the running gear and the rims/tyres are ok (strangely enough) - anybody got a cheap splitty body they wanna donate to me 🙂 LOL

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 28 Jul 2005, 5:39 pm

#390986

Dub-Buggier wrote:so unlucky man!!! one sweet ride up in smoke!!
practice makes perfect so the next one will even better!
cheers dub.

hehehehehe.....what the next one will BURN better??!:P

BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 28 Jul 2005, 8:18 pm

#391069

Good luck with it all Brian..

Lesson for all. Carry a fire extinguisher.

Ever since Jesus played fullback for Bethlahem, these things have caught fire.. Always. ALWAYS. Buy the friggen extinguisher. It still happens like twice a year..

You young guys remember your 'magnesium' tests at school, where they light up the flake of metal behind the paper, where the holder of the magnesium has goggles on because it lights up so bright and so quickly??

Thats what your engine is made of. 🙂

No secret.
Buy the extinguisher.

Signed,
Your Father. 😉

THE LOWEST WITH THE MOSTEST BLING BLING WINS!!

sneak_e Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 31 Jul 2005, 1:02 am

#391803

Well have a new bus now finally - was going to be another replacement Bay but something else came along - a visually sad but mechanically strong 62 split micro. Rang Shannons insurance and had that part sorted before I picked it up and also bought the biggest f*ck-off fire extinguisher I could find :P - lesson learned! Bloody nerve wracking the first couple of days driving though... "what's that noise? is that something burning? did u just hear a clunk?" - took a few days to calm down and enjoy the old girl!

Pics soon!

Happy ending (so far) - Yay!

Brian

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Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 · 31 Jul 2005, 5:40 am

#391810

I see you got "Letter of the Month" in Australian Classic cars. So what workshop manual did ya choose?
Rob...

Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

sneak_e Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 1 Aug 2005, 1:23 am

#392234

Hi Rob

They were all out of "101 uses for a melted crankcase" and "how to satay your hippy curtains in 5 easy steps" - bummer :P

Actually I hope they have something Volksey in stock - you're all welcome to borrow it anytime 🙂

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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 1 Aug 2005, 1:59 am

#392240

was this the one at marks farm ?? chopers place ?

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sneak_e Officially Full-On Dubber

252 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 3 Aug 2005, 3:22 am

#392907

Nah not Marks - got it near Freo (where all kombis seem to congregate!)

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Jay_1965vw Chatting Babe

1,429 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 3 Aug 2005, 5:28 pm

#393067

sneak_e wrote:They were all out of "101 uses for a melted crankcase" and "how to satay your hippy curtains in 5 easy steps" - bummer :P

I'm in hysterics, that is PRICELESS!!!!

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amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 12:12 pm

#393372

Replace old hoses with GOOD hose, no super cheap hose. Get some braided hose from a vw mechanic. Tie the hoses on with wire. wrap the wire around the hose then around the carb. If the fitting comes loose it wont fall out, just leak a little.

Dont let a a relay wire touch your turbo oil line cos it melts through and fries your ignition, lights, horn.. everything. or use a fuse.

Do as I say, not as I do 👎

[OOPS there was a second page to this thread, disregard my first para]

nn[ Edited on 4-8-2005 by amazer ]

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

haugmichael Seriously Crusin Dubber

146 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 2:26 pm

#393413

Now time to have a FIRE Sale (haha)

squizy Thinking about another dub...maybe

4,082 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 4 Aug 2005, 4:17 pm

#393441

Man that's such a bummer for a nice bus, but a split micro sounds like fate to me.