Family in 'survival mode' after father and son catch fire in car repair explosion
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- A father and son are both in recovery after they caught on fire while fixing a car Thursday evening.
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Get well soon and that’s a true car builder. I hope they get it running and it turns out beautiful
Glad to hear they survived, and that it’s not stopping them from continuing on. Get well soon boys!
Healing prayers for both of these men. Love and prayers for the family.
Praying for quick recovery. Really points out how ALL of us needs a fire extinguisher handy when working on our rides.
It wasn’t an explosion. It was an ignition. An explosion would have caused extensive damage to the shop & tool boxes, etc.
You have to be standing in a pool of gasoline for this to happen.
Efi carb... 60 psi on 70 year old lines....wormgear hose clamps...hot exhaust
@@kezark31 No such thing as an EFI carburetor and a leaking hose isn't going to burn someone that badly. There was either a pool of gasoline on the floor or they had clothing soaked in gasoline.
@stuwest3653 you must like it to be called a throttle body injection...it's in the video on the car...holley sniper or fitech ...call it whatever you like 👍
@@kezark31 you said EFI carb, like that's a thing. EFI stands for electronic fuel injection. A carburator doesn't have any electronics, except for maybe an electric choke. There are EFI conversion kits but a traditional carburetor doesn't have an electronic fuel control system.
@@654Crossmanthere are smart carbs like the ones on motorcycles and the one developed by Thunderhead289
Get well soon ❤
Car guys sometimes do unsafe things just to hear the engine fire for the first time. I know I have done it .
Happy healing hope the both of then recover what a lovong father and son duo
To rebuild the car that blew up on, you takes a lot of courage…. This is an awesome story.
2:01 Of course they are going to get back on that car and finish it. Because that is what we do as car builders.
You bet, They will triumph over this tragedy.
and name it Christine.
Always double check your work as simple as it sounds gasoline is very difficult to put out without the correct extinguisher, wish you the best in your recovery 👍
My deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims 🥺 my heart goes out to them. I’m sending healing thoughts and prayers for your family.❤
Hope the heal fast. Fuel pumps especially electric high pressure pumps if not connected right would spread quite a pool of fuel in seconds we would fire extinguishers handy especially on car with Carburettors better to be prepared. Hope there's a follow up on them and the car good reporting take nothing for granted in a garage
I had a aerosol can of injection cleaner fall and bust the valve off. It flew around like it was possessed, afterwards a haze of the fluid just drifted down on the car, thankfully it didn't find an ignition source or that could have been bad. Speedy recovery to these guys, hang in there.
I don't recommend taking your car to them guys
Likely electric fuel pump. This is so sad and horrific. Prayers to them and their families😢
Gotta watch what you are doing with vehicles, and not get complacent. If it was Electric could have been much worse, electrocution, or extreme fire taking down property too.
Good rule of thumb is to remove the ground cable from the battery before performing work.
An even better rule of thumb is to actually watch the video and understand what happened before commenting
The car was running
Wishing y'all get well soon guys!! Prayers
I hope your recovery is speedy. So glad to hear your not giving up on the nova.
Godspeed in your recovery!
Had this happen to me once. I happened to be wearing something that was rated for not melting to your skin. Sometimes government standards mean something. Saved my butt. It happens so fast you don't even realize it. Somehow I managed to get my open shirt (fire-resistant material) around my face as the entire engine compartment went up in flames. I was able to fall back out of the flames but the shirt was so hot it was now burning my skin. I was fine, minus some minor burns and hair loss. Whole front of my truck burned in that incident. Mine was caused by OIL mist. The dipstick tube had come loose during this initial break in. I didn't notice. Hot header pipes the oil mist ignited with great vigor.
Speedy recovery too the both of you
i support you guys 100%
Prayers!
God bless for speedy recovery
Be CAREFUL guys, working on cars is a great past time, and can be rather fruitful and rewarding, but guys............SAFETY FIRST. I hope you both mend up, the car looks to be fixable. Next time, you won't be so lucky.
Some people have no business working on cars. Lol
I'm praying for them all because that guy hates to lose he bought that man a chance
How to out do Jay Leno or not learn lesson from Leno incident 🤦♂️
Engulfed in flames in a region called Yamhell 😬
Sooooo she's describing this story as it was told to her "over the phone"...last night..so it's hear say at this point..good reporting. I like the part when she described what happened to her Dad like she saw that sh!t 🔥
Yeah guys much love and best vibes for a fast recovery.
Holy cow mang!..
Well Engine heat and gasoline don’t mix specially, in enclosed areas hence the garage. They were lucky.
How could they not have noticed the puddling of gas on the ground, there’s like a gallon’s worth in the video and that’s after it burned up. And even if it was a fuel leak onto the ground, how would a backfire from the carb set those vapors off and then not notice the copious smell of raw fuel on their feet. Seems to me like they were choosing not to address the smell or sight of the fuel leak. A backfire is a pretty common occurrence when getting an engine going; especially if the timing or A/F might be off
There's a reason there's a professional for everything
old man cook died a couple years ago in the okanagan. Heard he was working on a car when it backfired and spat fire and fuel out of the carburetor. Lit the shop on fire and he went back in to try and extinguish the blaze. Inhaled so much smoke he died in hospital later that night.
Electric Fuel Pump ?
Pressured Gas Cap ?
That is unfortunate.
Both strong men! It will help the pull through this. The Good Lord was watching after them.
ALWAYS give extra attention to your fuel lines when working on your project. It can get bad FAST.
This is why you disconnect the nitrous before you adjust the timing
A good lesson for all builders.
That sucks, hope they have a good recovery.
Sounds like the car had an aftermarket electric fuel pump that stayed running with the engine off - the circuitry for electric fuel pumps is somewhat complicated on a modern car to prevent that from happening.
Get better.
Fix your Nova
Got well fellas
It’s not liquid gasoline that’s so dangerous in a scenario like this it’s gasoline vapors that are explosive and if it had been leaking in a spot that they weren’t aware of and warm enough for the gas to evap quickly that’s how you get a giant explosion and then sustained burning. Also the type of fuel has an effect on how fast it can evaporate as much as warmer air temperatures affect it so higher octane fuels evap quicker
Rebuild boys,,,get well best wishes
…and I was paranoid about the vacuum lines on my Toyota pickup after replacing the valve cover gaskets.
Yeah I've been there done that it's been a week in the hospital Demerol baby
Traumatic
Worked on cars for 30 years, I don't know how this happens. Beers i assume
If only gasoline had a pungent and immediately recognizable scent.
It's alive! Like the movie Christine!
Getting used to the danger is the worst thing
They are VERY lucky; the could easy lose life and the house
No safety shortcuts are allowed when working on the car!
The fuel system repairs should be carried outdoor where the gas fumes cannot accumulate!
Just say no to electric fuel pumps, hope the heal quickly, father and son projects are the best.
You have to have them for fuel injection and theyre fine 99% of time for carbs. Ive had many cars with electric fuel pumps with no issues.
Sounds like they had a electric fuel pump and the car running fuel was leaking out under the car. And caught fire he tried to turn off the car and wires melted and fuel pump kept going.
Sounds to me like Dumb and Dumber
*"Hey dad, can you help me weld these pinholes in the Nova's gas tank?" "The weld puddle keeps falling in"*
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The irony of it being a Nova lmao
Name that car Christine!
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From the headline i surmised it was an E🚙V as the lithium batteries are fire 🔥hazards
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The old 🔥 Nova. 😂
It went supernova? What did they do add an electric fuel pump without solid and proper lines? Did son power. The car up witk the fuel line disconnected and an electric pump?😢. Looks like it's Daryl and Daryl Auto repair? Safety first people
Gasoline burns? Who knew?
I just love reading idiotic conjecture from fools who make assumptions based on almost zero information.
Oregon! That figures lol!🤷♂️🙆♂️🙋♂️
If at first you don't suceed taken seriously.
Wow. The son looked like an ex of mine.
Yamhill speed freaks.
This is how homes blow up. People getting in over their heads thinking they can fix something they can't. A car, a hot water heater, a motorcycle, then something catastrophic happens.
Accidents happen, to everyone.
The guy is a mechanic!
@@shannonrusso3853 "The guy is a mechanic" Just not a good one.
Yes so we should all be too scared to work on our own cars or homes because one wrong move and its all over.
@@Ollie__Tabooger at least he is out there testing his limits. Meanwhile a keyboard warrior like yourself already reached your max.
Christine
typical Chevy
What’s his IG?
@reese756
Electric fuel 😊pum
Electric fuel pump
Safety last , hey fellas!
Julia Lopez is a cutie.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Damn ice cars,fire hazards.
Just buy a Tesla!
A good recommendation removed the battery first !!!!!!old cars start fires even if you sneeze on them !!!!!🫢🔴🤫 2:08
So this was not an EV? Gasoline burns? Who knew?
Stuck all night in freezing temperatures out on a freeway in gridlock traffic ... In an EV it would go dead and people would perish.. With gasoline cars people get to live
@@spoonypoon7998 Dimwit doesn't know how EV's work... They will run out of gasoline trying to keep warm or die of carbon monoxide poisoning while the people in EV are toasty warm...lol
Its not your fault that your parents are each others brother and sister.
@@GarbanzoDragon: In my opinion electric vehicles make good commuters and grocery-getters but not really much use for distance travel, vacationing and camping.
@@GarbanzoDragon: Bit chilly in the winter, lol. But thanks for the suggestion!
@@rayray8687 They make great commuters especially if you can charge them at home for free off solar like I do. I bought a crashed Tesla and put the battery in my camping trailer as a range extender and power source for my trailer while I am boondocking.
Well !!!!!!some mechanics never removed the battery!!!,otherwise how that Happens no,no idea !!!others 1:41 have so much junk around that can’t even move around !!!other wise how that happens no,no idea!!!!!!🫢🔴🤫
They might have been using a remote starter switch and even the smallest arc could ignite fuel vapors
Sufficient ventilation will reduce or eliminate that risk
@@earthlingjohn nice observation ,not a mechanic but that sound logical!!!!🔴🫢🤫thanks !!!,
Julie Lopez,Julie Lopez great reporting!!!!,🫢🔴🤫 2:23