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DruBlazer · 03-11-2006, 02:29 AM

Yup. Just a note before I begin; make sure your fire extiguishers are charged. Cause mine wasn't and I almost lost my blazer.

I was out with the fam(all 6 of us) on a leisurly afternoon ride with the top off 2 weeks back and went to dinner. On the way home it sounded as though I was getting pre-ignition pops out of the carb. I know the timing was correct because I just recently timed it. It was rock solid. The pops were coming about every minute. I stopped twice to see what the heck was happening. We weren't far from home. I saw nothing. The blazer was running great! Just this phantom pop. And then the engine quit. I imediately pulled over and smoke began to poor out from under the hood. First things first! The wife and kids out and away. I then attended to the blazer. I lifted the hood and found the distributer in total flames. I quickly grabbed the fire extinguisher pulled the pin and let her rip. Nice! It farted a quick poof out and that was it. It was totally dead. I then resorted to the kitty litter for possible oil droppings. Still the blaze continued. I then began to throw handfulls of sand from the side of the road on her. After that I could do nothing more. I wasn't helping. I sat back and kissed her good bye. It was then that the neighbor came out with a correctly charged fire extinguisher and put her out. That's why the title reads "Lucky Me".

... Needless to say that guy got a case of beer and a new fire extinguisher the next day...

So... long story short. I lost the distributer, plug wires, the loom over the top of the firewall. Outside of that there wasn't much damage. So here's my question for you guys. WHAT THE HECK COULD HAVE HAPPENED?????!!!!!!!! Also, what should I be thinking about when I go to repair her. Is there anything else I should look for??

Thanks guys. I know you feel my pain. Oh, and I'd love to show you some pics but I forget how to do that. Can someone send me the link to the pic post thread?

Thanks again.. Sorry this was so long.
Drew

72armyswbtruck · 03-11-2006, 03:09 AM

I would be worried ab out the head gaskets and intake gasket

chevy_fatman · 03-11-2006, 04:03 AM

Holly crap!

you are one lucky sob!! I hope you get your blazer fixed up, if that happened to mine I'd probably almost cry

Here's a couple of links to how to post pics:

Here and here

Best of luck to you.

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-11-2006, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevy_fatman

Holly crap!

you are one lucky sob!! I hope you get your blazer fixed up,
if that happened to mine I'd probably almost cry

Here's a couple of links to how to post pics:

Here and here

Best of luck to you.

AND

**Yukon Jack** · 03-11-2006, 11:35 AM

You might want to put this in the engine section also to get opinions from the engine people on what could have caused the problem.

You definitely were lucky! Thank goodness it wasn't worse and everyone is safe.

DruBlazer · 03-11-2006, 08:43 PM

Here are some pics:

Crispy Engine A:

"

"

Crispy Engine B:

"

"

Disty:

"

"

After a little cleaning:

"

"

I agree... luck guy. After looking at the last pic you can see how little was actually burned.

Thanks for the pics post link

**Canadian694x4** · 03-11-2006, 10:19 PM

Glad to see it wasn't too bad. Man that sux tho

FRENCHBLUE72 · 03-12-2006, 10:35 AM

Yep very lucky the neighbor was around... Just a quick ? though was the air cleaner on it when you were throwing sand on her???

DruBlazer · 03-12-2006, 11:58 AM

Oh yeah. The filter was on. I would have already pulled the motor if i threw rocks in the gas hole.

03-11-2006, 02:29 AM	#1
DruBlazer Got Blazer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Newcastle, California Posts: 76	FIRE!! Lucky me!! Yup. Just a note before I begin; make sure your fire extiguishers are charged. Cause mine wasn't and I almost lost my blazer. I was out with the fam(all 6 of us) on a leisurly afternoon ride with the top off 2 weeks back and went to dinner. On the way home it sounded as though I was getting pre-ignition pops out of the carb. I know the timing was correct because I just recently timed it. It was rock solid. The pops were coming about every minute. I stopped twice to see what the heck was happening. We weren't far from home. I saw nothing. The blazer was running great! Just this phantom pop. And then the engine quit. I imediately pulled over and smoke began to poor out from under the hood. First things first! The wife and kids out and away. I then attended to the blazer. I lifted the hood and found the distributer in total flames. I quickly grabbed the fire extinguisher pulled the pin and let her rip. Nice! It farted a quick poof out and that was it. It was totally dead. I then resorted to the kitty litter for possible oil droppings. Still the blaze continued. I then began to throw handfulls of sand from the side of the road on her. After that I could do nothing more. I wasn't helping. I sat back and kissed her good bye. It was then that the neighbor came out with a correctly charged fire extinguisher and put her out. That's why the title reads "Lucky Me". ... Needless to say that guy got a case of beer and a new fire extinguisher the next day... So... long story short. I lost the distributer, plug wires, the loom over the top of the firewall. Outside of that there wasn't much damage. So here's my question for you guys. WHAT THE HECK COULD HAVE HAPPENED?????!!!!!!!! Also, what should I be thinking about when I go to repair her. Is there anything else I should look for?? Thanks guys. I know you feel my pain. Oh, and I'd love to show you some pics but I forget how to do that. Can someone send me the link to the pic post thread? Thanks again.. Sorry this was so long. Drew

03-11-2006, 03:09 AM	#2
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! I would be worried ab out the head gaskets and intake gasket __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

03-11-2006, 04:03 AM	#3
chevy_fatman Where's my beer? Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I live in the state of denial.... Posts: 5,620	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! Holly crap! you are one lucky sob!! I hope you get your blazer fixed up, if that happened to mine I'd probably almost cry Here's a couple of links to how to post pics: Here and here Best of luck to you. __________________ Paul How do you make the invisible, visible?.........You take it away.

03-11-2006, 11:35 AM	#5
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! You might want to put this in the engine section also to get opinions from the engine people on what could have caused the problem. You definitely were lucky! Thank goodness it wasn't worse and everyone is safe. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-11-2006, 08:43 PM	#6
DruBlazer Got Blazer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Newcastle, California Posts: 76	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! Here are some pics: Crispy Engine A: "" Crispy Engine B: "" Disty: "" After a little cleaning: "" I agree... luck guy. After looking at the last pic you can see how little was actually burned. Thanks for the pics post link

03-11-2006, 10:19 PM	#7
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! Glad to see it wasn't too bad. Man that sux tho __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

03-12-2006, 10:35 AM	#8
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! Yep very lucky the neighbor was around... Just a quick ? though was the air cleaner on it when you were throwing sand on her??? __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-12-2006, 11:58 AM	#9
DruBlazer Got Blazer? Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Newcastle, California Posts: 76	Re: FIRE!! Lucky me!! Oh yeah. The filter was on. I would have already pulled the motor if i threw rocks in the gas hole. Last edited by DruBlazer; 03-12-2006 at 03:54 PM.



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