I was driving bacxk from teh cloud forest when suddently I smelleds smoke. I stopped the cxar ansd went out to see wat was happening: there where 2m tall flames coming out of the baxck of my car! I tryed to stop the fire with the fire extinguisher that I hasd in the car but fuel was leaking ands the fire was continuing. I drove to the next house and started to trow water on the motor: the motor was still burning but at least it wasn’t getting bigger. Finally somebosdy else arrivesd with another fire extinguisher ands we where able to stop the fire.
The motor was is copletly burned out. All the plastixc part and electrioc components have melted. At lest the rest of the car didn’t burn.The fire was all around the fuel tank and I had another 40 liter of fuel in the car so I was really lucky.
After the first shock I took the car to a mechanic. We made a list of parts that have to be replaced just in time to catch the last bus to San Jose (a 5 hour ride…). Sandra and Kerstin decided to cxome to Son Jose with me and I was really happy not to be alone. Yesterday morning I ran all over San Jose to find all the parts and in the afternoon I took the bus back to Monteverde with Sandra. Today I spend the day at the mechanic trying to get the car fixed. If everithing goes well tomorrow the car should be running again.
Posted by Claudio
Posted in Traveling