Catching on fire in exhaust system! HELP!?

[chesireIsugaree]

Repeatedly my fresh rebuild 930 w/ new turbo and cleaned out injectors...IS CATCHING FIRE~!

Right in the exhaust system, the flames aRE SHOOTING OUT OF THE HEATSHIELDS FOR THE COLLECTORS...THE HEATER BOXES, ****in flames!!!

I just burnt the **** out of my arm and palm, and came within seconds of losing the car....I'M JUST ABOUT DONE PLAYING WITH AIR COOLED ASS DRAGGERS.

[chesireIsugaree]

Lead tech here says it was oil pooling from valve cover service we just completed.....that makes sense.I'm cutting off the shields , and trying again. guess I need a performance exhaust now

[HelmetHead]

Always keep a fire extinguisher handy when starting a fresh engine! Glad to hear you found the problem.

[911st]

Had that happen on an early car.

I removed the conections from the cooling fan to the HE's and I removed the conection from the HE's to the car.

Then I squirted dish soap in the HE's and ran a hose in them severl times to flush out as much oil as possable.

Latter drove the car to a coin op car wash and sprayed soap and watter through them.

Then after a little driving with the HE still disconected, it mostly burned off.

Of course, removing the HE's and running them through a parts washer is a safer and better idea.

[cole930]

Mason,

It's like wearing a condom; DON"T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT !!!!!










Cole