80t-New theory

[Brett Dikeman]

Well, alex, if this makes you feel any better...a LOT of people were
studying your modifications closely, everyone seemed impressed, and I'm
sure someone would have commented on a melted harness or a missing bolt if
they noticed it, so it's not like you were negligent in checking up on
things.  People at the mountain have an uncanny ability to notice even
the smallest out of place detail, loose connector, etc...

Brett

On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Alexander van Gerbig wrote:

>     Yeah someone else mentioned this and I agree.  Bolt was probably
> loosened from country bumpkin roads, exhaust was probably bouncing around.
> It mildly leaked for a long while and melted the wiring which caused that
> initial faint burning smell, eventually the wiring started melting/shorting,
> when the exhaust bolt really fell out and the exhaust got loud it heated
> things up a ton, see ya later fuel injector lines which caused the gas
> smell, finally I pulled over and the heat build up enough to really bust the
> two or three injector lines that broke, and finally the leftover fuel in the
> system caused the explosion.  The fireman started a small fire that was
> located up top, the wiring was melted all the way under the battery tray
> towards the firewall, which wasn't part of the real fire.  So it seems the
> exhaust caused the melting, the shorting was a side effect, the major
> exhaust leak that made the turbo loud caused the gasoline fire.  Sigh...
>
> Alexander van Gerbig -- '88 80t
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