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Danny-ACE!
19-02-2007, 20:26
LOL

Was driving down the A1 coming back from Lincoln last night, when I got back into town I stopped at some traffic lights. My mate was like "I can smell burning" I smelt it too.

I thought "SHIT! my heatshield again!"
The heat shield almost caught fire on the Hillpower RR day. :lol:

I pulled over into a car park and opened the bonnet to find this.



http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/2743/manifoldxc7.jpg


Spark plug cover had fell off and melted everywhere! Here is what I have left of it. :(


http://img468.imageshack.us/img468/2499/coverst4.jpg

Left it to cool and picked most of it off. I am going to buy a fire extinguisher now though!

DaveH
19-02-2007, 20:57
Exact same thing happened to me. When i pulled it off it had 4 cut-outs in it. Doesnt taste nice either when you open the bonnet and the plastic fumes engulf your face :roll:

MattyH16valver
19-02-2007, 21:06
Bit like this?........:lol:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c226/MattyH16v/DSCF0244.jpg Obviously not held down well enough with the two screws.....This happended just after I got my brand new ss manifold fitted! :x

Danny-ACE!
19-02-2007, 21:11
Bit like this?........:lol:
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c226/MattyH16v/DSCF0244.jpg Obviously not held down well enough with the two screws.....This happended just after I got my brand new ss manifold fitted! :x

Does all the shit come off?

DaveH
19-02-2007, 21:24
Yep it looked a lot like that! Yeah eventually it just burns away, does leave a bit of a stain but mine isnt stainless so it may be different but all of the lumps of plastic will come off.

MattyH16valver
19-02-2007, 21:25
Yeah...luckily enough I smelt it fairly early, so I pulled over as soon as I smelt it....thoughtt it was something else. It all peeled off fairly easily though after letting the manifold get hot and cooled down again.

VIPERONE
20-02-2007, 00:18
lol northy once took me for a spin and that happend... his bonnet area was smoking at the traffic lights..i thought...its gonna blow

Zollo
20-02-2007, 10:03
That's happened to mine twice now. Both times it's not melted more than a tiny little bit of the backing, so I've just plonked it back on!

northy
20-02-2007, 10:10
lol northy once took me for a spin and that happend... his bonnet area was smoking at the traffic lights..i thought...its gonna blow

Lol, just remembered that....Just fitted my new manifold aswell.

Didnt half stink hey gunner !