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djkorn1

djkorn1

kidkornfilms
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:firedevil:The jetski gods are telling me not to ride....I just burnt the hell out of myself. Filled up the ski with gas, capped the gas tank, and then went to hook up the battery charger.

There was a big flash of light and now I don't have any eyelashes, my eyebrows are nice and thin and curly, first 1/2 inch of my hair in the front is gone, and I burned the hell out of my left arm. (thats the part that really sucks!!!)

Must've been leftover fumes from the fill up....another reason why internal fills are stupid.
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keefer

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That sucks, you are lucky you were not hurt worse. It is easy to forget that gasoline vapor is heavier than air and will collect in a basin like the bilge of a ski. small spark + vapor = BOOM. I learned this the hard way back when I was a teenager and thought that using a little gas on a pile of damp sticks to start a camp fire was a good idea. When the match hit the sticks it caused a huge circle of fire to explode around the area thus setting my shoes on fire. I was not hurt but it shook me up big time. A word of advice to all that have the internal filler mod would be to run a fan or something to evacuate the vapor from the bilge kind of like boats with inboard engines have. Defy the fire gods, put some aloe lotion on it and go ride.
 
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tightithrash

tightithrash

Zack Bright. I Thrash.
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happend to me workin on my buddies 550...... pulled the the hood and dove right in the engine bay to hook up his batter......BOOOOOM.....sent me flying off the trailer.

look in the mirror, no eyelashes, singed brows, no nose hair, singed beard, burnt hair, bald left arm that hurt like a bitch!

sucks but youll be ok :headbang:
 
Cannibal

Cannibal

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I clicked this thread fully expecting a Billy Mays reference.

At least that "spud gun effect" didn't shoot something out of the hull at you.

Required Billy Mays Kaboom pic:
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Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

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tor*p*do said:
internal fill is stoopid IMHO
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If you do not ever do any hood tricks then yes, I dont see why anybody would have it. That said, if you do any hood tricks, transition tricks then you would understand the benefit. The front filler and the cap can do damage to the inside of your legs. If you are not wearing a wetsuit then your shorts can and will catch on the cap. It is as much a safety modification as one that cleans up the lines of the ski.
 
Big Kahuna

Big Kahuna

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did the same thing about 18 years ago jumping off my 550, had gas in the bottom, as I removed the jumper cable, it got caught on something and dropped and hit the metal coupler cover and BOOM. I flew back about 5 - 10 feet in the water!!!!! Got up, pulled the ski back in the water and turned it sideways. Sunk that joker.

Same injuries. Singed hair all over!!!!!!!
 
Matt_E

Matt_E

steals hub caps from cars
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Set my ski on fire before, too. Singed myself purdy good, but not bad.

Internal fuel fill is a mod that can look good, but along with front exhaust, it's a mod I wish I had never done.
 
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