[tcb] Re: bad news about hershey
- From: Neil the VWDUDE <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:23:58 -0700 (PDT)
His name is Hershey, he wears pantiehose...hummmmm....
ANYWAY, just glad the damage was ight!
Youse guyz won' be hearin' much from me for the next
couple of weeks...Gettin' the throat cut in the
morning...
Have fun at T@xxxxxxxxxx a few fer me!
--- Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Your bus wears pantyhose?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Oct 10, 2007 12:07 PM
> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [tcb] Re: bad news about hershey
> >
> >
> >use clamps??? use more clamps is more like it and
> lots of jb weld...well, it was time to replace lines
> anyway so like i said on the samba this is just
> going to speed up the process of repainting the
> engine bay and replacing all the hosery.
> >
> >----------------------------------------> Date:
> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:00:43 -0400> From:
> evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:
> tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: bad news about
> hershey>> The bus I mentioned had dual DRLA 36s..
> brand new less than 500 miles on them. It can be
> worse with dual carbs since you have twice> the fuel
> capacity in the fuel bowls to keep the engine
> running while gas sprays all over the engine
> compartment. The best solution> is to fix the pipes
> on the stock setups and change the lines
> regularly.>> Also use clamps.>>> -----Original
> Message----->>From: Brian Denning >>Sent: Oct 10,
> 2007 11:34 AM>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>Subject: [tcb]
> Re: bad news about hershey>>>>>>i told chad that the
> answer to the solution was dual carbs...never hear
> about a bus burning with dual
> carbs.>>>>________________________________> Date:
> Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:29:44 -0400> From:
> evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To:
> tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: bad news about
> hershey>> A toasted one.> Actually, Brian, The pipe
> coming out of the carb and the fuel pump (earlier
> models) is a big issue. See the Archives for how to
> fix it.> My Step Dad, RIP, lost a bus when the fuel
> pump pipe blew out on the pressure side. Sprayed
> fuel all over the engine compartment and *poof*>
> -----Original Message-----> From: Trey Jung> Sent:
> Oct 10, 2007 11:05 AM> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Re: bad news about hershey> what kind
> of carb is it?> ----- Original Message -----> From:
> Brian Denning> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent:
> Wednesday, October 10, 2007 6:44 AM> Subject: [tcb]
> Re: bad news about hershey> the brass nipple that
> goes intothe carb broke out and since i was coasting
> the bus in gear gas was spraying everywhere...gas
> landed on the fuel filter causing it to catch fire
> too so then gas was spraying before the pump and
> after the pump...retap teh carb fix the wiring and
> i'll be back on the road in a week.>
> ________________________________> Date: Tue, 9 Oct
> 2007 19:27:16 -0700> From:
> james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [tcb] Re: bad
> news about hershey> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Ouch,
> that really sucks! Any idea what caused it yet?>
> James> Brian Denning wrote:> so i was trucking along
> on the interstate going to the local pick and pull
> to get some parts for diana's car. bus was running
> great, next thing i know it started missing a bit.
> so i moved over to the slow lane, i started to smell
> gas so i slowly start moving over to the shoulder
> and next thing i know the bus dies...i jerk it over
> onto the shoulder (coasting in 4th) look in my
> rearview mirror and see nothing but blue
> smoke...blue smoke then turns to black so i grab the
> fire extinguisher and i run to the back bus is
> boiling smoke. i go to open the deck lid...deck lid
> is stuck so i shoot fire extinguisher stuff down the
> fresh air vent on the side of the bus run to the
> other side get in the currently burning bus and dig
> out a screwdriver pry open the decklid still can't
> get it open so i pry up the corner of the lid and
> shoot inside the corner...finally i get the lid open
> the compartment is still on fire in some spots,
> mainly wiring so i shoot the remaining stuff in
> there and get it out...now i call 911...tell them i
> am on fire...then i notice gas is spewing everywhere
> so i pinch the line to hold it and sit there for
> like 10 minutes, finally i call 911 back and tell
> them gas is spraying everywhere but i got the fire
> out. the 911 lady tells me i need to calm down...i
> told her my shit was just on fire and now gas is
> spraying everywhere unless i pinch the line which is
> hot. she put me on hold then said they're on there
> way...i told her to tell them to take there time
> cause it's out...finally the fire truck shows up and
> we get the line stopped and i get the bus home.>
> here are the pics:>
>
http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/?action=view¤t=P1010007.jpg>
>
http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/?action=view¤t=P1010015-1.jpg>
> and i have to give this guy some credit cause he
> just saved hershey's life:>
>
http://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n256/i_am_cool_fred/?action=view¤t=P1010019.jpg>
> ________________________________> From:
> i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] bad news about hershey> Date: Tue, 9
> Oct 2007 19:40:38 -0500> i will post pics and give a
> f ull story later on tonight but it's bad>
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