FIRE!!!

[Bob]

I was working on my DG today. Finally got some spark, but wouldn't fire. I dumper gas into the cylinders. It finally fired, and backfired, catching the spilled gas on fire, all down the side of the engine. Luckily it was somewhat of a controled fire... No damage whatsoever. I even came out with my eyebrows!

Ended up the gas in the tank was old and wouldn't fire. I did get it running, but not too well. It has a stuck valve. It is atleast out to where I can work on it now.

Never a dull moment in the life of Bob!

Just a reminder that accidents can happen fast, so keep it safe.

Bob

[hotratz]

Funny Bob.......

[Blake Malkamaki]

Maybe you need to get some FR clothing like we have to wear at work? Probably wouldn't hurt when you're delivering pipe to well sites anyway.

Blake

[Bob]

Yeah I'm gonna get some "Firks" F.R.C. just to have anyway.

[Blake Malkamaki]

Our company requires Flame Resistant clothing for employees and all contractors who work for them. Plus a bunch of other safety related gizmos!

Blake

[440roadrunner]

I got a very good lesson years ago about just how flammable gasoline can be.  Picture this.

It's about 30-40 degrees, in an unheated,  drafty shop   about 40 x 40   We were "rough"  cleaning parts in a diesel/ degreaser mix,  then rinsing that off with gasoline.    I was down  near a corner,  with a pan of gas, doing so.  This was a "sand"  floor,  only part of the shop was concrete

My friend was in the opposite corner  probably  30ft away,  fired up the torch.

Evidently there was a "ground cloud"  of gas that had migrated across the floor.   I COULD SEE  the  flame front coming

About the time my mind said  "OH Sh...."   the flame was there,  and caught my hands on fire,  but NOT the pan of gas.    I managed to roll over quickly,  rubbed and dug my hands down into the sand,  and in seconds, had it out.   It singed the hair off my hands,  and hardly hurt me at all.


WHEN EVER   I prime a carb,  I always use a small squirt/ pump can,  and am very careful not to get sloppy

I worked on HVAC for a few years,  natural gas, LP,  and oil fired.   Ya learn to watch for "puff backs"  too.

[John D]

Always worth sharing our experiences with gasoline and fire.  We all need to be reminded every so often about the dangers...  Not something to get complacent with.

I remember as a kid mixing up some liquid chlorine for a pool in an old gas can.  Damn good thing I put it down and went into the cabana for something else.  It took less than a minute to explode!   That gas can hadn't been used in years, and I thought it was bone dry. 

Same deal with using solder for repairing gas tanks.  Some things are best left to the pros.