what caused your fire ?
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Flyin Ryan
hated cuz he drives fords
jimmyz79 said:
that's exactly what I remember seening on here or as the cause of many fires.. leaky ps pumps
myclone
Donating Member
If you are talking about a stock/unmodified truck then about the only things I can think of are power steering hose leak, oil cooler hose leak, trans fluid line rupture, or a fuel leak of some type. I guess someone that wants out from under a financed truck for whatever reason would be a reason too. Most of the fire damaged trucks I see for sale on the net are suspicious in their nature and location which leads me to believe that the truck was torched for financial reasons
Modified trucks are usually electrical in nature from crappy stereo or battery relocation installations. LOTS of hacks out there in the electrical community that are perfectly happy with some scarey (IMO) stereo or battery relocating efforts.
The only ones I know of personally were from a stupidly shoddy transmission line splice that I saw with my own eyes (from a "well respected" shop...translation=check you truck out if you dont do your own work) and a interior fire from a hack job stereo install.
Modified trucks are usually electrical in nature from crappy stereo or battery relocation installations. LOTS of hacks out there in the electrical community that are perfectly happy with some scarey (IMO) stereo or battery relocating efforts.
The only ones I know of personally were from a stupidly shoddy transmission line splice that I saw with my own eyes (from a "well respected" shop...translation=check you truck out if you dont do your own work) and a interior fire from a hack job stereo install.
Ian Turgeon
Cascading Inspiration
I remember alternators being an issue... course it may not be the cause of the issue with the power steering lines being right below it, but I know a few that decided to end their lives in flames. PS fluid is a big one, usually the trans isnt a problem... that is untill you start messing with it or someone forgets to tighten a clamp.
SYO237
SyTy Registry
my alternator caught fire once.... bearing went out and it cooked itself... i got the flames out before it melted the truck.
in another stupid move to get my truck done, i halfassed my starter wiring and grounded it out on the case... the battery exploded and the wires caught fire next to the starter. small fire, nothing major, but still scary to see orange flames flickering in your engine bay.
and to add, leaky fuel rails have been known to up a truck in a blaze.
in another stupid move to get my truck done, i halfassed my starter wiring and grounded it out on the case... the battery exploded and the wires caught fire next to the starter. small fire, nothing major, but still scary to see orange flames flickering in your engine bay.
and to add, leaky fuel rails have been known to up a truck in a blaze.
SY2932
Administrator
Most of the close calls that I have heard about and seen personally are electrical in nature. Batteries are relocated with no regard to safety be it the battery and/or the wires. When I attended my first NATS in '01, I got to watch a former syclone owner try to arc weld while staging for a run at night. Had one of his battery cables pinched by the cab and frame... Batteries always give off hydrogen gas which is highly explosive (remember the Hindenberg?) sparkage anywhere near a battery can have dire consequences.
Touching on the hacks that are out there in the mobile electronics, I have seen some down right DANGEROUS installs personally. When troubleshooting my bud's starting problems, I noticed that the place that installed his stereo drilled a hole through the passenger side floorboard to run the power wire to the amp. No problem, just drill a hole the size of the wire and DON'T DEBUR where the drill bit pierced throught the sheet metal and DON'T use a grommet to protect the wire. Afterall that is 110% safe, NO danger there whatsoever...
Those of you who patronize these establishments should be more concerned with inspecting the quality of the install MORE than how your system sounds *initially*. These guys royally piss me off because I have had to make many installs "right" and I do it for free when my friends/family PAID someone to do a job and they did a total hack job :evil:.
Lastly, there is NO reason to not keep a fire extinguisher in your truck at all times. Unless watching your truck go up in flames is an acceptable option.
Touching on the hacks that are out there in the mobile electronics, I have seen some down right DANGEROUS installs personally. When troubleshooting my bud's starting problems, I noticed that the place that installed his stereo drilled a hole through the passenger side floorboard to run the power wire to the amp. No problem, just drill a hole the size of the wire and DON'T DEBUR where the drill bit pierced throught the sheet metal and DON'T use a grommet to protect the wire. Afterall that is 110% safe, NO danger there whatsoever...
Those of you who patronize these establishments should be more concerned with inspecting the quality of the install MORE than how your system sounds *initially*. These guys royally piss me off because I have had to make many installs "right" and I do it for free when my friends/family PAID someone to do a job and they did a total hack job :evil:.
Lastly, there is NO reason to not keep a fire extinguisher in your truck at all times. Unless watching your truck go up in flames is an acceptable option.
I would have to say alternator bearing going out is a big cause of underhood fires. A friend bought a salvage titled Syclone and you could see where the fire started by the alternator. When the alternator went out on my Syclone it made a small fire but flying pieces from the alternator made a lot of holes in my radiator. Could of just as easy hit other stuff and caused a major fire.
Original owner of a now very rusty Syclone.
Original owner of a now very rusty Syclone.
J_SULLIVAN
A&P slave monkey
Cheating on spouse! I know a guy that had a '93 white/grey that had it burned to the ground in his driveway!!! ARSON... I did almost lose mine due to previous owner(s) bad alarm wiring. Thank goodness for friend that can piss anytime like a dog! :drinking:
