Agree, but my understanding is that Carb fires have a common, deliberate 'root-cause' of excess gasoline collecting in the float bowls (or somesuch) and was wondering if this was a result of improper tuning, gummed-up carbs, bad fuel, or some other cause that can be checked/measured/fixed before tragedy strikes....
M J
--- On Mon, 5/6/13, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Friday night funnies
To: "Michael James" <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Monday, May 6, 2013, 2:32 PM
Inspect fuel lines and connections...also remove cats.
Pretty much basic maintenance.
Carbed cars don't just randomly catch fire.
They also require very little, if any, special care outside of using a fuel stabilizer before long storage periods.
LS
central
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From: Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 1:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Friday night funnies
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At-least in a newer car, you have recourse with the factory. I'm curious though - do carb fires 'just happen', or is there a preventative maintenance step someone can do with the float bowls to make-sure they don't occur?
M J
--- On Mon, 5/6/13, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Friday night funnies
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Monday, May 6, 2013, 1:42 PM
Sad indeed, poor maintenance? I bet that owner will change his service priorities for his next ride. Fires in the newer cars are scary...who knows what design flaws exist in a car that is virtually brand new??
central
wines-spirits est 1934
625 e street nw
washington, dc 20004
202-737-2800
From: Michael James <cavallino_rapante [at] yahoo.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Friday night funnies
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Well, this one was a 308.....
M J
--- On Mon, 5/6/13, LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
From: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Friday night funnies
To: "Michael" <Cavallino_Rapante [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Date: Monday, May 6, 2013, 1:30 PM
308 not 430 Spider!!!
WTH?
http://wot.motortrend.com/nearly-2000-ferrari-f430-spiders-recalled-for-potential-fire-issues-3604.html#axzz2SXDHHINF
Was this limited to 430 models only? What was the fix??
central
wines-spirits est 1934
625 e street nw
washington, dc 20004
202-737-2800
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