tonyv123
Wish,...Wish harder
I wasn't goin' to post this, but figured someone might appreciate it.
The temperatures here in the mid-west are warm enough now where I don't need my heater anymore. So, to keep cabin temps down in summer, I disconnect my heater hoses. On my ZZ4, one heater hose fitting, off of the intake manifold, is right under my fuel line. I use a 90* brass fitting so I don't have to re-route the fuel line. In the summer, I brass plug this, and the hose connection at the water pump.
So, I disconnect the fuel line at the fuel block above the heater hose, unscrew the 90* fitting, and plug the intake. Move on to the water pump, remove fitting, and plug it. JUMP IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT. I see the coolant spray up on the hood, and think it's coming from the heater hose. Step outta the car and smell gas. It ain't coolant, it's coming from the unhooked fuel line squirtin' gas everywhere. Cracked my yoke on the t-top reaching in to shut 'er off, and ran screaming like alittle school girl out of the garage. Sat on the porch for 20 minutes with a fire extinguisher in hand.
No damage done, except for the knot on my forehead. Man, I gotta get my head outta my ass!
The temperatures here in the mid-west are warm enough now where I don't need my heater anymore. So, to keep cabin temps down in summer, I disconnect my heater hoses. On my ZZ4, one heater hose fitting, off of the intake manifold, is right under my fuel line. I use a 90* brass fitting so I don't have to re-route the fuel line. In the summer, I brass plug this, and the hose connection at the water pump.
So, I disconnect the fuel line at the fuel block above the heater hose, unscrew the 90* fitting, and plug the intake. Move on to the water pump, remove fitting, and plug it. JUMP IN THE CAR AND STARTED IT. I see the coolant spray up on the hood, and think it's coming from the heater hose. Step outta the car and smell gas. It ain't coolant, it's coming from the unhooked fuel line squirtin' gas everywhere. Cracked my yoke on the t-top reaching in to shut 'er off, and ran screaming like alittle school girl out of the garage. Sat on the porch for 20 minutes with a fire extinguisher in hand.
No damage done, except for the knot on my forehead. Man, I gotta get my head outta my ass!