i f*#$ed up

Post by **t53a** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 1:55 pm

well last sat. the sb decided it wanted to have an electrical fire. end result- 5 burns, two 2nd deg, one 3rd deg, and the rest were just a little singe.

YouTube · Post by **Mikewire** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 2:00 pm

ouch...

put some band-aids on that ish!

And BTW those phone dials look really good!!!!!

Post by **ValveFloat** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 4:11 pm

Yowza!

Those Dials do look sweet!

Post by **MK 4 GTI** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 8:36 pm

OUCH!!!!!!

What part(s) caught fire?????

Post by **t53a** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 10:16 pm

the ignition wire was grounded out at the coil. it fell off and was grounding out on the dist. causing the wire at the fuse box to catch fire.

note to self, buring wires are not safe to grab and yank.

Post by **bigmontana** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 10:31 pm

Yeah ouch, call it a life lesson, love the whole car, plus the wheels.

Post by **MK 4 GTI** » Feb Wed 06, 2008 10:47 pm

the old wires burn fast, once they get going!

Post by **Custom VW** » Feb Mon 11, 2008 11:22 am

better to have a couple of burnt fingers, than a burnt car I say.

Post by **t53a** » Feb Mon 11, 2008 10:33 pm

Custom VW wrote:better to have a couple of burnt fingers, than a burnt car I say.

thats what i said driving down the road at 60 with a cabin full of smoke