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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tazza" data-source="post: 2130" data-attributes="member: 82">You can never clean it too much <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />From what i have been told, there has been a problem with the starter solenoid on the starter motors, you know the copper bit that completes the circuit? from what i have been told, they have had a problem with them breaking off and shorting causing the +ve cable to catch fire. My solenoid worked fine on the one i got after it was cooked so that can't have been the case. Unless the cable was slowly rubbing over time and managed to wear through.As for un-fused connections, i would never put it past some back yard jobs. But even if that did happen, the wire would burn but really shouldn't cause the whole thing to go up. Mind you, all you need is enough fire to eat a fuel line, then it has all the fuel in your tank to snack on!I try to keep all my gear clean too, it really doesn't take much to do. Also, its a good thing for you too. If you burst a hose you will reduce the chances of getting crap in your system. Working on a nice clean machine is a dream compaired to one full of crud..... ooh the stories Goodtech will have on this matter! I have seen some shockers, i bet he has seen the same, but worse yet, has had to work on them too.</blockquote>