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A couple of weeks ago my brother in law experianced an electrical fire that started somewhere near the battery. It's (I think) a 71. with a 390. The fire burned and smoked for about 15 minutes. It was put out by the fire dept. My question is, is the motor it self any good? I know I will have to replace a few things (like the ignition system and carb) But could the fire itself damaged the motor at all? He's giving it to me so I would like to get some info as to wether it is salvageable. I have more pics in my gallery.
[/IMG] [IMG][/IMG] A couple of weeks ago my brother in law experianced an electrical fire that started somewhere near the battery. It's (I think) a 71. with a 390. The fire burned and smoked for about 15 minutes. It was put out by the fire dept. My question is, is the motor it self any good? I know I will have to replace a few things (like the ignition system and carb) But could the fire itself damaged the motor at all? He's giving it to me so I would like to get some info as to wether it is salvageable. I have more pics in my gallery.
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should be okay... pull the plugs before you turn it over cause its a guaranteed certainty that it's full of water.. drain the oil also... should be alright.. i've caught my old fords on fire before and thats all I ever did... well, that and rewire it all... LOL
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My brother mentioned something about the dry powder type extinguishers leaving abrasive powder all over the place. Just something to keep in mind.
Sucks about the fire but hey, it's yours now. LOL
Sucks about the fire but hey, it's yours now. LOL
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If the fire department put it out, they used either water or foam. They rarely, if ever use dry chem except in a house with a stove or oven fire. Our engine only has on dru chem extinguisher onboard.
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Originally Posted by 67f100
Yea, Bear, I believe it was foam.
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