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Earl Junior · 02-24-2003, 06:34 PM

I figured out why my gas mileage has been in the crapper. Not that I expected much, mind you, but I'd have wagered good money it would be better than 2 MPG.

Turns out the accelerator pump is leaky like a sieve. My first clue was the strong scent of gasoline. Followed shortly by a pretty scary, but mostly harmless fire. Thank God for fire extinguishers!

One melted wire, and a little staining on my intake manifold. I think I got off easy.

02-24-2003, 06:34 PM	#1
Earl Junior Cadillac power Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North Idaho Posts: 296	Does it smell like fuel in here? or Is that smoke? I figured out why my gas mileage has been in the crapper. Not that I expected much, mind you, but I'd have wagered good money it would be better than 2 MPG. Turns out the accelerator pump is leaky like a sieve. My first clue was the strong scent of gasoline. Followed shortly by a pretty scary, but mostly harmless fire. Thank God for fire extinguishers! One melted wire, and a little staining on my intake manifold. I think I got off easy. __________________ Just for the record, if I'm down to my last potato, I'm not sharing it with a guy who wants to kill me so he can get a better supply of virgins in paradise. That lesson is a little thing I call Economics 101, infidel style. --Scott Adams author of Dilbert