Mine Caught Fire Too!!!
08-24-2009, 04:10 PM
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Mine Caught Fire Too!!!
So I went to a local shop to get my converter swapped. The swap was done, oil was filled. Truck turned on, and it didnt move.??! So the mechanic went under the truck and my guess he removed the trans fluid lines and it hit the starter cable and it just went in flames!! BATTERY WAS NOT DISCONNECTED!! Fire was put out, and the only damage visible was the fluid lines fused to each other and cracked. First thing that came to mind was, "Mine Too??!!! WTF!!!" this was last night, i hope they fix it. 
08-24-2009, 04:52 PM
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WTF?! Some mechanic! I installed my converter myself last month and the first thing I did was disconnect the battery, simply because I knew I had to move the starter to get at the converter bolts. If I hadn't disconnected the battery cable, it would have probably burnt down long before I got the transmisson lines disconnected!! Hope your truck is ok man.
Something doesn't make sense here - If the truck didn't move it after he "filled" it ( not sure how he could do that before he started the truck) w/ ATF, it must have still been really low on oil or the converter isn't fully engaged in the pump (which probably means he f@cked up your transmission). Hope he has good insurance!
Something doesn't make sense here - If the truck didn't move it after he "filled" it ( not sure how he could do that before he started the truck) w/ ATF, it must have still been really low on oil or the converter isn't fully engaged in the pump (which probably means he f@cked up your transmission). Hope he has good insurance!
08-24-2009, 06:09 PM
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Sucks don't it? I was driving through town when mine happened. I'm so glad I keep a fire extinguisher with me or my truck could have burnt up much much worse.
I lucked out and only lost some convoluted tubing, a few wires, the hood insulation, oil dipstick, and my fuel pressure sensor.
I lucked out and only lost some convoluted tubing, a few wires, the hood insulation, oil dipstick, and my fuel pressure sensor.
08-24-2009, 08:26 PM
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got my truck back, and it felt like it was mis-firing. so i checked the spark plug wires and one was loose. i put it back but it feels like it sputters a bit. the truck is tuned with the y-pipe and right now it is open headers. the y had to get cut to get the transmission down. could it b that its really lean and its throwing off the 02 sensors?
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got my truck back, and it felt like it was mis-firing. so i checked the spark plug wires and one was loose. i put it back but it feels like it sputters a bit. the truck is tuned with the y-pipe and right now it is open headers. the y had to get cut to get the transmission down. could it b that its really lean and its throwing off the 02 sensors?
the o2 sensors are right at the end of the collector. it's sensing the free air and adding fuel most probably.
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08-25-2009, 12:06 AM
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im gonna hit the muffler shop first thing in the morning! i hope that clears the sputtering my truck is doin, and that way i can slam the gas and c what the converter did for me!!!
