P38 catches fire,video..

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Andyp38

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• Jan 1, 2011

• #1

You got to feel sorry for this guy, happens so quickly..

[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MebP7ZUcPdM"]YouTube - Range Rover Burns On Trail[/nomedia]

 

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roddy4

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• Jan 2, 2011

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at least it kept them warm lol,can't wait for mine to go up,won't make me rush out and buy an extinguisher either lol

 

Datatek

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• Jan 2, 2011

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It seemed to start underneath? A petrol fire perhaps?? Maybe should have had a diesel LOL.

 

wammers

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• Jan 2, 2011

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Datatek said:

It seemed to start underneath? A petrol fire perhaps?? Maybe should have had a diesel LOL.

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Transmission oil on cats more like. The petrols don't half burn well.

 

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gtland

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• Jan 3, 2011

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Guess you`re right Wammers. Some-one with "only a bit of an oil leak", "all Landys do that", etc. Bit of hard work on a warm day, oil thins, leaks onto hot exhaust, small fire melts plastic fuel lines, and the rest is history/u-tube fame!

 

wammers

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• Jan 3, 2011

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gtland said:

Guess you`re right Wammers. Some-one with "only a bit of an oil leak", "all Landys do that", etc. Bit of hard work on a warm day, oil thins, leaks onto hot exhaust, small fire melts plastic fuel lines, and the rest is history/u-tube fame!

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Yeah cats are a serious fire hazard as they glow red hot. It amuses me when people say they are running without the heat shields on. A disaster waiting to happen. There are many instances of cars going up in smoke because the owners have parked them in long dry grass. Hot cat, dry grass. Whooosh.

 

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gtland

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• Jan 3, 2011

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I think a lot of people, (NONE on this site obviously), are guilty of wishy washy thinking. Hoping that things are only there for decoration and not a real purpose and maybe can be "got by without". Manufacturers don`t spend money on heat shields for no reason. They`re like disc brakes: not normally necessary, but on a hot day, working hard they`re quietly doing their bit. It`s only when things go just a little bit wrong that you appreciate why they`re there. But then it`s too late.