I learned the hard way that Porsche didn't fuse the pop-up headlight
motor on early 1983 944's. The PO had replaced the motor with a later
model but didn't quite get it hooked up correctly. Every now and then
the motor would bind and the headlights would only pop up half way. it
was definitely on m
A guy I work with had a Volvo wagon, I think it was a 740. He never
drives any way except fast. He said he was zipping along on I-80 and
other drivers kept waving at him. Finally one got him to look
behind, and the whole back end of the car was on fire, and he was
trailing flames 20-30 ft be
Ed wrote: "We've all heard stories of guys who stick a piece of cardboard under
a car in the garage to catch oil or other drips, only to have them pull into
the garage after a long run, and the cardboard catch fire, taking the car and
the house with it too. Guess it's good to spring for a new ca
on List"
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Arson
>
>
> > Dunno, notice the soot in the boot, particularly on the boot spring.
> > http://i17.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/25/12/d690_1.JPG
> > Also if it was an external fire, then the boot w
My first thought was unburned fuel in exhaust pipe, but could it have that
much? Enough to "keep at it" for a while?
Wilton
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From: "Hendrik & Fay"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 5:41 PM
Subject:
Battery is on the other side of the trunk. The close-assist vacuum
pump is on that side, but does not look to be the problem.
-Dave Walton
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:16 PM, wrote:
>> ...Wonder what caught fire in the boot/trunk, is the battery in there or
>> another fancy electrical item, the an
Maybe just parked too near to something else that caught fire?
Randy
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Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:41 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A
Dunno, notice the soot in the boot, particularly on the boot spring.
http://i17.ebayimg.com/06/i/001/25/12/d690_1.JPG
Also if it was an external fire, then the boot would be more covered in
soot and not have such neat lines.
http://i7.ebayimg.com/07/i/001/25/12/d538_1.JPG
http://i19.ebayimg.com/
> ...Wonder what caught fire in the boot/trunk, is the battery in there or
> another fancy electrical item, the antenna looks to be OK, so it was not
> that
>
The fire was obviously outside, not in the trunk.
RLE
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