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 RED62E
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| posted on September 8th, 2009 at 07:01 PM |
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KOMBI BURNS IN NEWCASTLE
The Newcastle Herald had photos and a brief story about 2 mates who were hurt when a Kombi burst into flames yersterday.
The boys were working on the fuel lines under the vehicle when boom, up she went.
http://forums.kombiclub.com/showthread.php?p=262444
Follow this link to the story on the Kombi club page.
Be carefull!!
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Gary L
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| posted on September 8th, 2009 at 07:55 PM |
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Rip sorry to see
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| posted on September 8th, 2009 at 10:33 PM |
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R.I.P
but i still remember pulling the fuel tank out with my father and then we both realized he was smoking.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on September 9th, 2009 at 12:20 AM |
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Not Good...
Bad burns are nasty things to have..
plus the loss of the Kombi...
I wonder what caused the explosion...??
Fuel but where did the spark come from??
Maybe a couple of fire extinguishers could have saved it??
depending on how much fuel...
and it seems there was lots of fuel to feed the fire...
I don't normally disconnect My beetle's battery to do anything to the engine or fuel line etc...
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| posted on September 9th, 2009 at 08:28 AM |
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i was wondering the same thing Lee.
The site mentioned about an efi pump!?! but i mean, u wouldn't disconnect it with ignition on anyways... otherwise it will be pressurising hte fuel
lines and any lines disconnected would spurt a massive mess. and if the ignition isn't on... then no electricity is going to it.
Maybe something extraordinarily hot? or a cigarette... i am really curious...
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ian.mezz
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| posted on September 10th, 2009 at 07:57 AM |
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if they want another one.
I seen one on the side of the road for sale at Islington , not far from where they live , they may be able to buy it with the insurance pay out.
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