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#1: If you small gas anytime - stop the car, jump your happy ass into a beater or ask a neighbor or get a cab or something! and get down to an automotive store. Buy some high pressure fuel line, you will need a couple of feet to do the job. In the FAQ is a section on replacing fuel lines. You NEED TO DO THIS! I started smelling gas in my car, didn't think too much of it until I saw all this shit happening. So, of course, I do the obvious. (cough replaced fuel lines.... for you slow people out there) Even if you dont smell gas in the car, its a good idea to poke your head under the hood every once in a while, at least once a week. Check your goddamn oil once in a while or marvel over the design and engineering of that pony or just crack the hood open every now and then why dontcha? Check the condition of your fuel hoses, if you see obvious cracking or fraying of the rubber, replace them. Check your oil in the morning BEFORE you start the car and leave the hood open. Start your car and walk around to look at the engine and get your whiffer going. If your fuel system is leaky, you will smell it as it starts warming up. Hit the throttle a few times (pull the throttle cable - top of motor) to get the fuel pressure up. The gas smell will be coming from the top of the engine or possibly to the right where the fuel filter is. The only reason an engine will catch fire and go up in flames is primarily due to a fuel leak. The fuel supplies the fire and it will only grow - and it will grow quickly. Some other reasons could be electrical (but this wouldn't happen at 70MPH on the interstate. Overheating and something being loose in the engine compartment (solvent rags, t-shirts, anything that's not supposed to be there) could also be a cause, but fuel is the #1 killer. #2: Get a fire extinguisher and keep it in the car. You don't need one of those grade school size extinguishers, although that would be better than the smaller ones, but at first sign of an engine fire, if one acted quickly, could put out the fire before it got too big, but the trick here folks is to PREVENT the fire, not stock up on as much fire-fighting ammo as you can get. A fire extinguisher will mainly serve as the final touch and reassurance that a fire WONT happen - just hope you dont ever have to use it on your own car. Good excuse to use it on someone elses - get right in on the action! Hope this helps! Happy Zing!
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