Thats all it took to turn the thread around again. I LOLed!

I wonder if it can be easily reverted back again with the simple post of a picture like last time. Lets try.

 

And just how often does that happen?

 

It happens a lot when you're lighting that cigarette near the open gas filler.

 

No 450 for me, I am staying with srw's.

 

Does anyone know the reason why ford didn't put the powerstroke emblems on the doors of the excursions?

 

I guess its not a problem because they do not currently care to track it.... I bet if your on fire in your vehicle your gonna care...




"We have all become very complacent and this complacency doesn't change until the victim becomes a family member, or somebody known to us.

It is difficult to establish just how many people around the world each year, survive the impact of an accident, only to be trapped and incinerated when the vehicle becomes engulfed in flames.

Because most deaths that occur in a fiery car crash are recorded as "death by impact" and not a death involving a "fiery road accident," the statistics for the number of people killed in car crash fires is extremely low. This low number is considered acceptable, and referred to by many as insignificant.

For years, these low statistics have led the representatives of the "Automotive Industry" and "Government Road Safety Councils" to believe that the current fire prevention equipment and policies are adequate, so no further changes are warranted.

If we are ever going to see improvements to the fire prevention equipment in motor vehicles, then a change is going to have to be made to the manner of recording the statistics.

Regardless of the severity of the injuries received in an accident, if paramedics were able to attend to a victim, the injured person would have some chance of SURVIVAL or even REVIVAL. Once a vehicle erupts in flames, just about any chance of survival is eliminated and then the death is a result of asphyxiation or incineration, but would probably be recorded as impact related.

Any person that is deceased when removed from a burnt out vehicle should have their death recorded in the statistics for the number of persons killed in a "fiery road accident."

In the United States, it is estimated that hundreds of people die this way every year and thousands more receive burns, ranging from serious – moderate – minor degree.

It is acknowledged that because of the severity of their injuries, a large number of these seriously burnt persons will also pass away. These people who pass away at a later date should also be included in the statistics for the number of persons killed in a "fiery road accident."

Although there hasn't been any statistics available in Australia since the year 2001, the number would be significant.

From a compassionate point of view, it is understandable why most of these deaths are recorded as an impact related "road fatality", rather than a death resulting from a "fiery road accident".

Unfortunately, this compassion has been responsible for the distortion of the statistics. The true number of people killed in car crash fires is much greater than what the statistics indicate but without accurate records it is difficult to prove.

We don't make the above statements through lack of compassion, to the contrary. In order to reduce the number of people killed or injured each year, the magnitude of the problem must be acknowledged."

- Vehicle Safety Shutdown - Two Devices, Designed to Reduce the Risk of Car Crash Fires

 

If you own an 87-93 Ford, quite a bit. The tfi module on them liked to overheat and catch your vehicle on fire and burn it to the ground. I found that out the hard way. That wasn't a result of gas catching on fire, but only gassers had them.

 

 

I thought it just caused stalling when the TFI module died.
If I am remembering correctly they go back to 83 or 84 on some models.

 

Actually, I've seen plenty of X's with the PSD emplems on them. When I do NOT see a PSD badge, I think "V10". Maybe I'm wrong

 

It didn't cause stalling(dying while driving) like the cam sensor on the 7.3, but it did cause it not to restart until the tfi module cooled off. So I had plenty of days where I got stuck sitting in a parking lot for hours waiting on it to start. If you continued to drive it while it was hot it could get hot enough to catch on fire. It wasn't until years later that they found out what the problem was. All you have to do to fix the problem is make sure there is enough grease on it to keep it from overheating. It would have been nice to know what the problem was before I lost a car though.

 

I always think v10 or 5.4 when I don't see PSD badge too.

You where just driving and it started an underhood fire?

 

Nope. If I drove it about 20 minutes it would run fine, but when I turned it off it wouldn't start back up until it had sat for a couple of hours. I took it to the Ford dealer about 10 times and they never could figure out what was wrong with it. I drove it about an hour and a half and parked it for the night and went to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night and saw it outside of my window with the entire front half engulfed in flames.

 

Mine didn't come with any which I thought was weird when I got it. But then looking at pics and seeing others the only ones I noticed the badges on are the XLT's.

Maybe the ones you see are owner added?

 

That is very twisted way to say that you have no idea what is the answer to my question.