Posted by rrlund on January 03, 2014 at 09:52:38 from (162.250.26.204):
That was the biggest fireball I've ever been personally responsible for! LOL
The oil light stayed on on the Oliver 1600 gas yesterday. I waved the cutting torch around under the oil pan for a minute and started it back up,the light went off. Well,same thing this morning,but after waving the torch around the light still wouldn't go off. So I took the drain plug out and got some clean water and thin oil,then chunks of sludge. The drain plug goes up at an angle in the back of the pan. I stuck my finger in and could feel a slab of ice,so I kept heating it. I got a chunk of something starting to close the hole off,so I stuck the torch up toward it. BAWOOM! That thing shot a huge fireball all the way back behind the back tires and shot out of the drain hole like a torch for a few seconds. All I could do was lay there on the ground and laugh. That was one wild ball of fire! Then the nerves kicked in and I started shaking. Didn't think that would ever end,but I was still laughing over the whole thing. No damage and I got it cleaned out and changed the oil anyway.
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