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May 16, 2011 | 02:22 AM

rickka4456

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engine fire

I want to know what effect does flame retardant has on your engine. my engine was sprayed with the shop extinguisher after a fuel line fire and now i am having all kind of engine problems

May 16, 2011 | 07:30 AM

Z71_Guy

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well assuming it was the powder it can get into everything. did you clean it after?

May 17, 2011 | 12:38 AM

Gimpy Blazer

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From: Keller, Texas

Some of that stuff is really corrosive. Clean wiring and check contin uity. PITA but you'll be better off for it. Wouldn't be a bad idea to rent a steam cleaner for a day.