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I think theres something SERIOUSLY wrong with my car....
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| 05-22-2012, 07:51 PM | #1 |
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I think theres something SERIOUSLY wrong with my car....
Not actually my car - but a friend snapped this outside his apartment today. Anyone know how this could have happened?
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| 05-22-2012, 07:54 PM | #2 |
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Looks like a great insurance claim. I mean... HPFP lol.
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| 05-22-2012, 07:56 PM | #3 |
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Oil cap wasn't firmly seated or was never put back on is a possibility.
I did that once and oil got all over the manifold of my 84 Plymouth Reliant. Only way I found out was by looking in the rear view mirror and noticing a massive amount of smoke behind me. I pulled over, popped the hood, used my jacket to open it, and discovered a roaring oil fire -the flames leapt about 6' into the air. I managed to put it out with a fire extinguisher I borrowed from a farmhouse nearby. After pouring in two quarts of oil I had in the back of the car, and retensioning the carburetor spring, I continued on. That car lasted me another two years before blow-by finally killed it.
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| 05-22-2012, 08:15 PM | #7 |
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that will buff right out
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| 05-22-2012, 08:23 PM | #9 | |
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| 05-22-2012, 09:26 PM | #15 |
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In a related story, Procede map 3267 has been withdrawn for further testing
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| 05-22-2012, 09:57 PM | #17 |
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If the owner parts out the front grilles or fog lights, let me know.
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| 05-22-2012, 10:05 PM | #19 |
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LOL at the group of people standing at the bus stop just watching it burn...
My Eclipse GSX almost caught on fire while I was driving it once. The alternator relay blew with enough enthusiasm to start a small electrical fire. By the time I was able to put it out it was inches away from the battery. That would have sucked.
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