Dean_L Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 almost lost her today. I've had my 85f250 for 24 years. She nearly burned down today. Sheriff deputy was driving by just as ut happened. I got very lucky. Shouldn't be to hard to rebuild. Just worried about finding new wiring harnesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I've heard about this enough with old trucks and cars I went out and bought a good quality fire extinguisher to carry with me. Thinking about buying one for the passenger side also;). Good luck getting her fixed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I've heard about this enough with old trucks and cars I went out and bought a good quality fire extinguisher to carry with me. Thinking about buying one for the passenger side also;). Good luck getting her fixed up. Dean - I do wish you luck. For sure. But, this is the Picture Gallery folder and you didn't post a pic. Help up out and show us some pics? And tell us what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gary Lewis Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Ouch! That looks ugly. GOOD LUCK! I've rotated and enlarged your pic to make it easier to view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_L Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 I got very lucky. So far it looks like only damage to wiring and hoses. Carb looks ok, Im going to pull it off and clean it. A lot of damage to factory wiring, going to need to track down some harnesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_L Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 I've heard about this enough with old trucks and cars I went out and bought a good quality fire extinguisher to carry with me. Thinking about buying one for the passenger side also;). Good luck getting her fixed up. Took 2 fire extinguishers to get it out completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Took 2 fire extinguishers to get it out completely What happened? Perhaps your learning could save others a similar fate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean_L Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 What happened? Perhaps your learning could save others a similar fate. my guess is a fuel line cracked open. I smelled fuel about 2 seconds before I noticed smoke/fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 my guess is a fuel line cracked open. I smelled fuel about 2 seconds before I noticed smoke/fire That's a bummer! I hope you get it fixed easily. As for the fuel leak, that's a serious concern. I'm going to go way out of my way to make sure my lines are leak-proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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