Fire Engulfed JLU

[Obi Wan]

GET OFF ME YOU BODAGGAT!!!!!

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[mgarciaknight]

Wrangler sales are on fire!

Never ever touch the red button!

 

[Phrank]

Can someone actually make some serious comments?

[voice = Sterling Marlin] Jeep done blowed up. [/voice]

 

[Kyanche]

Sort of a reminder: Fumes from a car fire are really toxic.

Fiat just announced a fix.

There is actually a fire extinguishing product meant specifically for that sorta use case!

https://www.elidefire.com/

They sell a kit with a mount that can be hung in an engine bay. So that if you have an engine fire it sets off the ball and the ball puts out the fire.

 

[roaniecowpony]

Sort of a reminder: Fumes from a car fire are really toxic.


There is actually a fire extinguishing product meant specifically for that sorta use case!

https://www.elidefire.com/

They sell a kit with a mount that can be hung in an engine bay. So that if you have an engine fire it sets off the ball and the ball puts out the fire.

One of the big problems with extinguishing a modern car fire is the gasoline lines are indeed plastic throughout the vehicle. The melt quickly in a fire, or break easily in an accident or are simply old and brittle. Gasoline is then free to run all over the engine bay and under the vehicle where it melts the plastic fuel tank. That's why a modern car fire is almost always fully consumed. It really is a crime that they continue to make vehicles with plastic lines. Designing for fire safety in motor vehicles is such a neglected field that it's ridiculous.

 

[68Jeepster]

One of the big problems with extinguishing a modern car fire is the gasoline lines are indeed plastic throughout the vehicle. The melt quickly in a fire, or break easily in an accident or are simply old and brittle. Gasoline is then free to run all over the engine bay and under the vehicle where it melts the plastic fuel tank. That's why a modern car fire is almost always fully consumed. It really is a crime that they continue to make vehicles with plastic lines. Designing for fire safety in motor vehicles is such a neglected field that it's ridiculous.

A few weeks ago I did read where a car fire started a forest fire nearby and burned about 75 acres. There was a photo included and it was a 4 door Wrangler. It was burnt to a crisp... At the time I was not aware of the manual transmission Jeeps having a problem with,,,,fire. Here is the article

https://www.wfxrtv.com/roanoke-coun...=ROANOKE COUNTY, Va.,spread to about 75 acres.

 

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[mchastings]

That's normal, jeep engines run hot.

 

[mchastings]

A few weeks ago I did read where a car fire started a forest fire nearby and burned about 75 acres. There was a photo included and it was a 4 door Wrangler. It was burnt to a crisp... At the time I was not aware of the manual transmission Jeeps having a problem with,,,,fire. Here is the article

https://www.wfxrtv.com/roanoke-county/roanoke-county-crews-respond-to-fire-on-twelve-oclock-knob-road/#:~:text=ROANOKE COUNTY, Va.,spread to about 75 acres.

Looks like a different jeep, rims don't match

 

[Philly_]

So…. When should we be expecting the Fireball Whisky edition?

 

[azjl#3]

Fiat just announced a fix.

sorry, mine starts a fire, it's burning to a pulp. IM only using extinguisher to save surrounding area. and i had that sized ext, it only saved about 15 feet along a road when another car b qued.

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