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  1. Sully

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    #15055 Sully, Feb 7, 2018
    Saved it from a fiery death... at 2:30 AM. Lipo battery decided it wanted to self destruct and tried to take the house with it...
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    Right above on the “wood” shelf was all my drills and their batteries, then above that was the oil, grease etc... so could have been a real “barn burner”.. lucky and overall given the situation not a huge amount of damage.... except maybe to my lungs. :Dead:
     
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    #15056 Qik, Feb 7, 2018
    Holy s***
     
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    #15059 MCS02, Feb 7, 2018
    Oh man that could have been very bad! I so don't trust batteries there have been so many bad fires and plane crashes due to them. Glad the GP is ok.........oh and you too
     
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    #15061 caseydog, Feb 7, 2018

    Yikes! Good thing you were around to deal with it. You should probably visit your doctor about the smoke inhalation.

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    #15062 Sully, Feb 7, 2018
    Yea it was pretty crazy... few more minutes and the fire would have gotten out of control. Still smells like burned plastic.. :(

    Regarding the doc - good point. Will check to see if anything I need to do.. more about the fact it was plastic and lipo battery... sure that’s not good for you. :Nailbiting:
     
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    #15065 agranger, Feb 7, 2018
    Compensating for anything with those C-clamps? :p (Glad to see the damage was contained!)
     
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    #15066 Rainman768, Feb 7, 2018
    Wow. Did you happen to be in the garage when it happened? I probably wouldn't know what happened until it was too late.
     
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    #15067 Sully, Feb 7, 2018
    That was good... have some bigger ones for cabinets. :)
     
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    #15068 Sully, Feb 7, 2018
    Nope - smelled it.. then went to garage. I was super lucky.
     
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    #15072 ScottinBend, Feb 8, 2018
    What was the battery for? And was it being charged?
    :Nailbiting:

     
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    #15073 Sully, Feb 8, 2018
    Its was a headlamp like you wear when mountain biking at night or working at night and need your hands free. I was also charging, which ultimately means the failsafe for over charging did not work.
     
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    #15082 Zapski, Feb 10, 2018
    Yeah, it does feel like automotive homeopathy, but at least it’s cheap. We’ll see after a tank or two of gas if the code decreases its frequency. If not, no harm done.

    Though I will say that cleaning the MAF made me feel better. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
     
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    #15083 MCS02, Feb 10, 2018
    With direct injection engines Sea Foam does not do much. If you are using a top tear fuel it has all the cleaners your injectors and fuel system needs. What is the year of your Mini? I cant remember. If its a N14 I would check the intake, it may be time for a blasting.
     
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    #15084 MCS02, Feb 10, 2018
    Snake oil!? Duct tape, JB weld, and Sea Foam will fix anything!:D
     
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    #15085 Crashton, Feb 10, 2018
    I'm a believer in Techron added to the fuel tank. It will help keep the injectors & combustion chamber lean. It will not touch the back of the valves where the carbon hides. Also it is made from the best free range humanely sourced snakes. What could go wrong?

    For those valves you need to throw walnuts at em.
     
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    #15089 caseydog, Feb 10, 2018
    My MINI is hibernating today, just like me. It was a beautiful sunny and 68F yesterday. The high so far today has been 32F.

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    #15090 Zapski, Feb 10, 2018
    You know, thinking about it, I haven’t been able to make it over to a Shell as often as I used to (there was one right where I worked, none near my home). It’s been a few months since she’s had anything other than lower grade fuel, and my driving habits have changed as well. I’m doing more short trips than long ones.

    Hmmmmm.....
     
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    #15091 Dave.0, Feb 10, 2018

    I did the same thing but did not wash my car. I took it out for a run to Delaware for cheap smokes and came home.

    Maybe if I am bored tomorrow I will wash it in the rain and dry it in the garage.
     
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