When it cools down, what should i do?

[Butch627]

The fuel pump in those is inside the gas tank, spark from fuel pump seems unlikely. Were you starting it or ? when the fire started?

 

[avboiler11]

Too bad that vehicle fire wasn't near an...<puts sunglasses on> Avalanche.


YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

 

[longbow]

The fuel pump in those is inside the gas tank, spark from fuel pump seems unlikely. Were you starting it or ? when the fire started?

It was running. I was getting ready to clean it and wash it.

 

[Sigblitz]

If a hot lead, starter or whatever, went to ground, it would make enough heat to start a fire.

 

[femurphy77]

Got 18 years use out of it. Now what should I do? View attachment 79991

You could have just watched the game for excitement!

 

[chocktaw2]

I have never, ever, in my life, seen such a stretch of bad luck. Hope it gets better for ya. Seems to be one thing after another.

 

[2A_Tom]

Be careful with the course compound, if you are not careful you can burn the paint.


Thanks for posting, sorry for your loss. but we can have fun with it.

I had a Safari van ignite at a McDonald's drive through.

 

[Nazgul]

10 minutes before the fire it was next to my equipment barn and animal barn. If it was there when the fire started, the loss would easily been almost 200k

Lucky, hope it works out.

Don

 

[Tactically Fat]

Question: what insurance will pay for the driveway repair? Homeowner's or auto?

 

[BugI02]

Can you claim it was performance art speaking to the 'climate crisis' and sell the remnant as well as the photos to some NY gallery for obscene $$$?

 

[JettaKnight]

Got 18 years use out of it. Now what should I do?

Get a Ford.

 

[Mr. Habib]

Uncoiled rice. Lots of uncoiled rice.

 

[HoughMade]

Looks good lowered.

 

[bobzilla]

Get a Ford.

The car company with the most recalls for fire of any car company? No thanks.

 

[longbow]

Truck is gone and I have a decent replacement cost offer. Driveway is not as badly damaged as I thought. Talking with GM since they are very interested in the reason for the fire.

 

[longbow]

Question: what insurance will pay for the driveway repair? Homeowner's or auto?

None, since it was on my own property. The damage was not as bad as I thought. I dug up the soil and will reseed.

 

[ghuns]

I have a 1998 K2500 that has developed a fuel leak. From a cursory interwebz search, seems the return fuel line is prone to corrosion. Looks like a biatch to get to and fix. I was just thinking about driving it into the garage to work on it.

Now, I think I'll work on it out in the yard.

 

[bwframe]

I wonder how much the winter road brine that's sprayed (sometimes foolishly) contributes to the nasty undercarriage corrosion that seems more and more evident in recent years?

 

[ghuns]

I wonder how much the winter road brine that's sprayed (sometimes foolishly) contributes to the nasty undercarriage corrosion that seems more and more evident in recent years?

I have read that the new "brine" mixture is MUCH more corrosive to vehicles than the good old fashioned NaCl. Something about having magnesium in? Do remember exactly.

What I do know is that the undercarriage of our old 2007 Lexus, 2006 Acura, and 2004 Audi, all with 160-230K miles, look like new compared to ANY late model GM product. Especially the trucks.

 

[Butch627]

I believe GM should be held accountable for the fuel and brake line failures on their later model trucks. They all fail in snowbelt areas and replacement is very expensive. A few dollars extra for Stainless Steel would have saved owners millions of dollars in replacement costs.