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Nige - 12 May 2006 16:36 GMT

For a few bits of trim that autoglass wrecked. Saw 3 P38's & every one was shagged due to an engine fire.
The bloke told me they get loads of them with that. Is he talking crap, or is there something known?

Nige

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Lee_D - 12 May 2006 17:30 GMT

Nige <nigel.inceBUGGEROFF@btinternet.com> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:

> For a few bits of trim that autoglass wrecked. Saw 3 P38's & every
> one was shagged due to an engine fire. The bloke told me they get
> loads of them with that. Is he talking crap, or is there something
> known?
> Nige

Could be the alternative fix to a shot engine on older models. First I've
heard.

Lee

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beamendsltd - 12 May 2006 17:56 GMT

> For a few bits of trim that autoglass wrecked. Saw 3 P38's & every one was shagged due to an engine fire.
> The bloke told me they get loads of them with that. Is he talking crap, or is there something known?
>
> Nige

Call me a cynic, but expensive engine repairs, odddly high incidence
of engine fires........

Richard

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TonyB - 12 May 2006 19:54 GMT

> > For a few bits of trim that autoglass wrecked. Saw 3 P38's & every one was shagged due to an engine fire.
> > The bloke told me they get loads of them with that. Is he talking crap, or is there something known?
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> Call me a cynic, but expensive engine repairs, odddly high incidence
> of engine fires........

There was a Disco fire that caused a major accident alert at our hospital on
Thursday - the owner was a pest control officer and the fire caused his
shotgun cartridges to explode and his poisons to vapourise putting the whole
of Green Watch at Bury St Edmunds Fire Service under the stethoscope. Damn
nuisance for me as they lock all doors during a majax and I had to go out
the long way round.......

( Only kidding, glad to report all personnel are now discharged in good
health)

I'm assuming it was a petrol Disco but that hasn't been confirmed yet. Mind
you, a colleague tells me of reports of Volvo 4x4's catching fire and those
are the diesels. Anyone heard about that?

TonyB

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Matthew Maddock - 12 May 2006 22:59 GMT

> you, a colleague tells me of reports of Volvo 4x4's catching fire and those
> are the diesels. Anyone heard about that?

Yeah, that was on Watchdog - some electrical fault on the cars have
seen several go up in flames, although Volvo are as yet refusing to
accept that there is a general problem with the vehicle.

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willie@macleod-group.com - 12 May 2006 20:10 GMT

> Call me a cynic, but expensive engine repairs, odddly high incidence
> of engine fires........

Yes, my thoughts too. I've been suspicious before looking over P38s in
scrappies.

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William MacLeod

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Richard Brookman - 12 May 2006 20:27 GMT

|| beamendsltd wrote:
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|| William MacLeod

What a bunch of cynics we are - my first thought as well.

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Lee_D - 12 May 2006 22:05 GMT

Richard Brookman <newsboy@nowhere.com> uttered summat worrerz funny
about:

>>> beamendsltd wrote:
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> What a bunch of cynics we are - my first thought as well.

I managed to melt the diesel feed pipe on the last RRC when plasmering the
footwells, underseal caught fire, melted the feed pipe and way hay!!... Now
if I'd have though of it sooner I probably wouldn't have rushed quite so
fast for the electric supply and hose. I'd already fixed one side up.
certainly focused the mind!

It's also amazing how fast you can move when you need to.

Lee

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Derek - 13 May 2006 17:00 GMT

> Richard Brookman <newsboy@nowhere.com> uttered summat worrerz funny
> about:
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> Lee

I did similar welding a wheelarch on an XR3i happily stitching away until a
big lump of what appeared to be metal (actually factory applied filler )
melted, caught fire then dripped onto the flameproof overalls and set light
to my boot and sock. Who said white guys can't dance?
Derek

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