driveby
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Modracer wrote:An uninformed reporter took a phone report from CHP dispath. It was a motorhome, it had a tow dolly and a small SUV as a toad.
a reporter got it wrong??? imagine that. 
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1997 TJ Sahara, hard and soft tops and AC
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wny_pat
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hohenwald48 wrote:You mean the news media got it wrong? How can that be? Have a cousin with a masters degree in Journalism, she does not have the foggiest idea of the difference between a motorhome and mobile home. And she is now teaching at college level!
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Cousin_Eddy
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My uncle-in-law had a Dodge class C "mobile home" that burned to the ground a while back. The transmission failed and dumped transmission fluid on the exhaust. This caught fire and coach went up in flames like a book of matches. It was a hot day in Phoenix when this happened.
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Mike Hohnstein
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Cousin_Eddy wrote:My uncle-in-law had a Dodge class C "mobile home" that burned to the ground a while back. The transmission failed and dumped transmission fluid on the exhaust. This caught fire and coach went up in flames like a book of matches. It was a hot day in Phoenix when this happened.
That's the way it usually happens. A transmission temp gage, sending unit in the oil pan, backed up by a warning light would be a cheap solution for those who own older RVs.
The fact that 'replacement' coverage on older units is not generally available, makes such preventative measures very important.
Pressure gage on the cooling system isn't a bad plan either.
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Two Jayhawks
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Not the same fire but it probably looked like this
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TomW2
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Two Jayhawks wrote:Not the same fire but it probably looked like this
Wow. There is no telling how long it was burning before the video started but 4.5 minutes from going good to more than completely involved.
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Dynasty40
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Here is the CHP logbook entry..
5:52PM RDWAY OPEN
3:06PM TOW IS 1097
1:46PM ALL TRAFFIC IS BACK TO NORMAL, #2 STILL SHUT DOWN FOR TOW
1:26PM LUDLOW ONR TO WB 40 IS OPEN, BACKUP IS ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES^
1:18PM 1021 3A/G 447 - ADVISED THEY WERE STILL PENDING - ADVISED WE ARE ROLLING ARC TOW NOW
1:18PM 1039 ARC
1:13PM PER 73-S4, 1022 3A, VEH BLOCKING ROADWAY, NEED LANDALL AND ANOTHER F/B FOR DEBRIS
1:09PM 1039 CT HQ, DDD MTCE
1:05PM #1 LANE IS OPEN^
12:48PM 1039 3A/RV 7888 G/86 - WCB
12:46PM 2ND FIRE ENGINE IS 1097 - TRYING TO PUT MORE WATER ON R/V HOPING TO OPEN ONE LANE IN ABOUT 10
12:37PM CAN YOU CK WITH 3A TO SEE IF THEY WILL ROLL A TOW FOR THIS?
12:36PM 806045150 MEMBERSHIP NUMBER, CLUB CODE 429004, LAST OF GETTY, CK W/3A TO SEE IF THEY WILL ROLL ON A BURN JOB
12:20PM FIRE IS 1097
12:11PM 1039 DDD MTCE
12:05PM 1039 CT HQ
12:04PM CALTRANS ISSUING SIG ALERT FOR 1 1/2 HOURS
12:04PM SIGALERT FOR 1 1/2 HRS
12:03PM ENRT FROM 43 MM, WILL SHUT DOWN ONRAMP FROM LUDLOW TO WB 40
11:57AM ETA FOR FIRE?
11:51AM BRUSH ON NORTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY CATCHING FIRE
11:43AM BOTH LANES SHUT DOWN^
11:40AM SHUTTING DOWN BOTH LANES
11:39AM VISIBLE FLAMES COMING FROM MH
11:36AM CLOSING DOWN WB #2 LANE DUE TO SMOKE
11:33AM GET ETA FOR FIRE, PER COMM CENTER JUST DISPATCHED OUT
11:33AM CONFIRM FIRE IS ENRT? // AFFIRMATIVE
11:27AM 1039 COM CTR
11:27AM MH IS ON FIRE
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
3:23PM CHP Unit On Scene
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The Beave
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We hive driven highway 15 between Las Vegas NV and Barstow Ca a distance of about 150 miles many times. We counted over 150 burn spots going south before we stopped counting. Vehicle fires are very common in the southwest. High temperatures and fluid leaks are a bad combination.
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bill h
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Mike Hohnstein wrote:Cousin_Eddy wrote: The transmission failed and dumped transmission fluid on the exhaust. This caught fire and coach went up in flames like a book of matches.
That's the way it usually happens. A transmission temp gage, sending unit in the oil pan, backed up by a warning light would be a cheap solution for those who own older RVs.
Yeah. All RVs or TVs should have trans temp inds, anyway.
Anybody know what the boilover temp is on trans fluid?
I wonder if a little sheet metal would reroute any boiling fluid away from the exhaust. My trans dipstick tube is about a mile long, coming out up front on top of the radiator.
I had a front pump seal leak fluid on exhaust once. Only smoke, but it was more excitement than I needed that day.
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psyflyjohn
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Whew! That video was really scary. I just finished installing a fire supression system for the engine and genny (http://www.firefight1.com/).
Cost about $350, and I hope I never have to use it.
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