Leaf vac - fire aftermath

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mustash29

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Feb 6, 2012
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About a month ago I fired up the leaf vac to chip some crap. I run it dry for storage. It's hard to start so I filled the tank, put the fuel can away and sprayed a shot of carb cleaner in the intake and rolled it over. It fired allright, and backfired about a cup of fuel out of the intake. I believe the carb float stuck open and flooded the intake manifold with fresh fuel.

I hauled butt and grabbed the red bottle and knocked it out with a one second burst. Freaking scared the crap out of me because it was parked under the deck. !!!

A new air filter and she purrs like a kitten again.





 
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Ahhhh, that air filter is still good, throw it back on and call it good :p.

Glad to hear nothing much worse happned!

TS
 
Good quick thinking !
Having a few relatively cheap extinguishers around just a good idea!

Good thread !
 
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My other half kept calling it a fire hydrant. :rolleyes:
 
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Quick thinking. Looks good as new.
 
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