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"Oh and carrying some road flares is not that bad of an idea
Posted by
BoneZ
on October 19, 2009 at 11:45 AM
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Did your heart rate sky rocket or what?
posted by ZXRider(SoCal)
on October 19, 2009 at 10:50 AM
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Never know when you will come across a Zombie Attack!!!
Caution! Zombies ahead!
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Close call this weekend..
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Cap927(Boston)
09:43:41 10/19/09
Glad to hear things worked out. Close one indeed. (n/m)
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rojoloco (San Diego)
10:03:30 10/19/09
Damn man, check those hoses! (n/m)
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BigTDogg (MA)
10:34:22 10/19/09
Worm clamps suck, they should never be used for fuel lines
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Cap927(Boston)
10:39:02 10/19/09
I have extra OEM fuel clamps if you need 'em. (n/m)
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BigTDogg (MA)
10:54:10 10/19/09
Got some, thanks Tony. (n/m)
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Cap927(Boston)
11:17:06 10/19/09
my favorite part of the story:
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ZEngineer
10:35:47 10/19/09
they have a good return policy, not like Target (canadian)
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Cap927(Boston)
10:37:18 10/19/09
Target is NOT a Canadian Company
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i_s_64
12:08:04 10/19/09
my bad, they do remind me of Georges.. cheap and
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Cap927(Boston)
12:20:12 10/19/09
what I lack in quality, I make up for in availability ;) (n/m)
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ZEngineer
15:37:18 10/19/09
Clearly installer error :-) (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
10:41:50 10/19/09
agreed, I sould've use OEM fuel clamps instead. (n/m)
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Cap927(Boston)
10:50:59 10/19/09
oem are reusable but self unloosen
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gt300zxtt
10:59:21 10/19/09
honestly, I've never had an issue with OEM clamps, I even
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Cap927(Boston)
11:07:01 10/19/09
They don't self loosen, the hose shrinks. (n/m)
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BigTDogg (MA)
11:15:57 10/19/09
...like a frightened turtle (n/m)
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zgene4
15:59:13 10/19/09
Did your heart rate sky rocket or what?
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ZXRider(SoCal)
10:50:21 10/19/09
I need to do that for the Z, my DD Xterra has just about >>
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Cap927(Boston)
11:10:37 10/19/09
"Oh and carrying some road flares is not that bad of an idea -
BoneZ
11:45:43 10/19/09
so you can light the fuel on fire lol (n/m)
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gt300zxtt
16:22:32 10/19/09
I was talking in general
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ZXRider(SoCal)
16:27:38 10/19/09
Concur, I was just having fun with them. They are not a toy! (n/m)
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BoneZ
17:14:03 10/19/09
the EXACT same thing happened to me a few months back
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Ahmed (Chicago)
11:30:42 10/19/09
Nice save! Glad the Z is okay. (n/m)
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TT XTZ
11:50:12 10/19/09
Glad everything is fixed and no damage done to your nice Z. (n/m)
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SWhiteTT(WA)
12:00:59 10/19/09
Common Problem...
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flashstar
12:17:52 10/19/09
brand new SS braided hoses, less than 6 months old.
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Cap927(Boston)
12:22:40 10/19/09
SS braided hoses without AN fittings are just for show (n/m)
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BigTDogg (MA)
12:37:44 10/19/09
That hose is junk too. (n/m)
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Bernie (NoVA)
13:16:02 10/19/09
The Tranny cooler on my Frontier did the same thing ...
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Halo Z
12:31:51 10/19/09
glad it all worked out in the most painless way (n/m)
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Halo Z
12:33:05 10/19/09
Re: Close call this weekend..
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562_JonnyZ
13:26:12 10/19/09
All you need is temperature...
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CaliguyPurdue (Selin Design)
14:28:16 10/19/09
and it was dripping down the left side of the engine, the
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Cap927(Boston)
14:35:40 10/19/09
My DD runs with out spark plugs.
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SactoTodd
14:42:59 10/19/09
Close call. Now you have some more cleaning to do... (n/m)
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Aqualung
13:59:19 10/19/09
LOL.. it actually looks OK, once all the fuel evaporated (n/m)
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Cap927(Boston)
14:33:08 10/19/09
Here is a link that may help the next guy in choosing
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Cap927(Boston)
14:00:30 10/19/09
Just use OEM unless you're converting to 300° rails with
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BigTDogg (MA)
14:05:27 10/19/09
I have the 300 degree fuel rails with SS braided lines and
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Cap927(Boston)
14:19:44 10/19/09
Awesome site. TY (n/m)
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ali300zx
20:46:14 10/19/09
I had a similar situation last winter.
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Crazy Greek
14:42:27 10/19/09
Glad to hear everything is ok and you still have a nice Z.
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TheTwinZ (Peru)
17:25:42 10/19/09
Yikes. Glad you caught it. (n/m)
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collegeboy
18:10:23 10/19/09
Lucky - could have been a very sad day (n/m)
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spicyZ
20:54:39 10/19/09
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