Ouch 2016 burned down
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Joined: Aug 2009
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From: Missouri
Lets take note that the superduty was a preproduction test vehicle..
Anyone see the Chevy PRODUCTION vehicle burn on a test drive? Despite their millions of recalls
https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...191522831.html
Anyone see the Chevy PRODUCTION vehicle burn on a test drive? Despite their millions of recalls
https://autos.yahoo.com/blogs/motora...191522831.html
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Land of Taxes
Even though aluminium actually forms a surface layer of aluminium oxide which protects the metal from further corrosion; sodium enhanced oxidation I would think would make it crumble as fast as metal in that particular area.
What they need to do is get rid of the dam sponge like material pinched between the inner and outer. I mean really! A sponge in a truck wheel well. Naa that will never hold moisture! WTH! That Engineering team needs to be fired and sent back to school. You'd think that since 99 that problem would have been engineered out?
Hence we Ford owners have learned to soak that area down with several products to retard the rust and maybe the retards who engineered it.
What they need to do is get rid of the dam sponge like material pinched between the inner and outer. I mean really! A sponge in a truck wheel well. Naa that will never hold moisture! WTH! That Engineering team needs to be fired and sent back to school. You'd think that since 99 that problem would have been engineered out?
Hence we Ford owners have learned to soak that area down with several products to retard the rust and maybe the retards who engineered it.
Tuned
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Charlottesville VA
Maybe they started reusing the faulty alternator plug that caught superdutys on fire back in the late 90's.
I had a F350 dually county work truck go up in flames on me. Luckily we had about 30 fire extinguishers in the bed as we were doing their annual inspections that day! I went through 3 of them before we figured out we had to disconnect the battery to get it to stop.
And I hope those aren't the final production headlights- yuck.
I had a F350 dually county work truck go up in flames on me. Luckily we had about 30 fire extinguishers in the bed as we were doing their annual inspections that day! I went through 3 of them before we figured out we had to disconnect the battery to get it to stop.
And I hope those aren't the final production headlights- yuck.
Mountain Pass
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: Eastern Panhandle of WV
Once upon a time on the PA Turnpike, the car in front of me started smoking and we both pulled over. I used a 10# dry chemical on it (required equipment in the company car). Put it out for just a second, then it made us run away, burned to the ground. Might as well "spit" on it.
Zimm is the only person I ever head of that put one out, of course who carries three? Was it gas or diesel?
Zimm is the only person I ever head of that put one out, of course who carries three? Was it gas or diesel?
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From: Las Vegas
Man, that goes back even farther than that. My 92 had the same thing happen. Luckily I caught it in time and extinguished the flames. Only damage was the alternator, so that was lucky.
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