Date:         Sat, 08 Jun 1996 21:58:56 -0700 (MST)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         tschroe@aztec.asu.edu (TODD R. SCHROEDER)
Subject:      More Fire Paranoia



Well, got up at 0530 this morning to do the 3000 mi maintenance
on the bus. One of the jobs was to clean off all the crap hanging
on the solinoid which contributes to old bus starting disease. I
pulled off all the connectors and sprayed the thing with [gulp]
carb cleaner to make all the connex nice and shiny. Somehow, I'm not
quite sure how, the tail end of the big hose clamp which attaches
the heater hose to the right-hand heater box made contact with the
B+ contact on the starter, which does a really good job of making
sparks, which do a good job of igniting residual carb cleaner. I
had the presence of mind to simply blow the thing out before it 
managed to melt wires or anything -- yeah, I was the kid who would
squirt lighter fluid on his finger, light it and let it burn for a
second before blowing it out.  Anyway, a word to the wise -- 3" is
too much free end for that right-hand hose clamp.

Also -- pulling out of the FLIAPS as I was pulling in was a bay-window
panel -- [no windows behind the doors] Not a common vehicle in the
States, even here in Aridzona.

Cheers


--
Todd R. Schroeder     | Without vision, a people perish.
tschroe@aztec.asu.edu |   Proverbs 29:18 KJV