A friendly reminder from your fire marshal...

rnjstr

Fuel... is cold.
When ignited, it burns.
Then it's hot... really hot.
It burns... Burns... BURRRNSSS!

So be safe and don't light up with that gas cap off... ^_^

jayel

rnjstr wrote:

Fuel... is cold.

actually it's not cold it's what ever the ambient temp is, but since it has a low evaporation index it feels cold,

"the only time you you have to much fuel is when you're on fire"

I've stopped drinking water ....
I have seen what it does to the bottom of boats

rnjstr

Ambient... ?

Now you did it... I have to get out a dictionary or google that one... your making me a wiser fool... ^_^

mynameismudd

"the only time you you have to much fuel is when you're on fire"

that is too fu*kin' funny, i love it!! Laughing

pumps

Let me add to be sure to wear safety glasses when spraying carb or parts cleaner, especially when spraying into little holes. Embarassed

xs1961

Try dropping a match on a puddle of juice & it will often douse the flame ..On a warm day its the evaporating fumes that ignite quickest !

bbjsw10 · Full Member Joined: Jul 15, 2009 Posts: 64

xs1961 wrote:

..On a warm day its the evaporating fumes that ignite quickest !

Or the gas on your shirt sleeve. Not that I would know,......and running Does NOT help, just trust me on this one.

gordo

Guy's, want to have some fun?? Get a length of 3/4" hose, & then siphon some fuel from your saddle tank. Once you finally get it to run, get yer arse to the neerest water hose & proceed to flush out ALL of the oriface's in your head.Oh, don't even try to breath for about 3-4 minute's, as the fume's will prohibit such a foolish attempt. Thought I was gonna die! Almost as dumb as trying to 'outrun' the fire on the shirtsleeve.

LDO107

When I was 10, I was helping dad in the shop by wiping down a carb with this carb cleaner called dragon fire. Shoved the rag I was using in my back pocket and started doing other stuff.

About 20 minutes later, I though my butt was on fire! Big red sore splotch on my butt for about a week!

32 years later, I still remember it like it happened yesterday! I've have all the pockets in my coveralls sewed up. Won't happen to me again!

jayel

gordo wrote:

Guy's, want to have some fun?? Get a length of 3/4" hose, & then siphon some fuel from your saddle tank. Once you finally get it to run, get yer arse to the neerest water hose & proceed to flush out ALL of the oriface's in your head.Oh, don't even try to breath for about 3-4 minute's, as the fume's will prohibit such a foolish attempt. Thought I was gonna die! Almost as dumb as trying to 'outrun' the fire on the shirtsleeve.

there is a right and a wrong way to use a siphon hose... wrong way suck on it...
right way insert hose down into the liquid letting the fliud come up the hose, the more of the hose you can get down into the liquid the better, cap the end on the hose with your thumb or pinch the hose shut, pull enough of the hose out to below the tank fuel level, lower the hose down into your fill can and let it pour......

gordo

Jayel, that don't work so well when the filler is in the left tailite. Gotta suck like hell, then when it come's over the top, hopefully ya get it into the contaner, instead of flushing your skull with the fuel. 'Course the 3/4 inch hose didn't help, but I was in a really big hurry. See what happen's when I rush thing's, Murphy show's up everytime.

jayel

use clear hose so you can see it coming.... Razz

rnjstr

Still tastes nasty, regardless of the hose color... you STILL get hosed...

xsleo

I finally decided I didn't like drinking gas, so I got one of those jiggle siphon hoses. Stick down in the gas, jiggle up and down and the oneway valve does the work. Tastes much better that way.

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