What is causing so many cars and trucks to burst into flames
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...near J5 of the M40?
I travel a fair amount on the M40, M4 and M1 and it is only on the M40 and always between J5 and Wycombe that I regularly see burnt out cars or trucks and always on the London bound carriage way.
I must have seen over 10 this year alone and they are not old bangers but just normal, newish vehicles.
It certainly appears to be a strange anomally.
I travel a fair amount on the M40, M4 and M1 and it is only on the M40 and always between J5 and Wycombe that I regularly see burnt out cars or trucks and always on the London bound carriage way.
I must have seen over 10 this year alone and they are not old bangers but just normal, newish vehicles.
It certainly appears to be a strange anomally.
rhinochopig said:
OP, have you not noticed how a vehicle's combustability is inversely proportional to a healthy financial climate.
True. Jewish Lightening does become more prevelant in a downturn.However, would such a mixture of vehicles all go to the same place on a very busy motorway to carry this out? Even if it was a gang behind this you would think they wouldn't choose a motorway which is clearly under CCTV survelance to do this.
illmonkey said:
Just after the cutting, that. Maybe cars straining too much? Seems silly.
You do have the relatively long climb up from Stokenchurch and I thought about this but discounted it as firstly the vehicles all seem newish, reducing the liklihood of wear and tear etc, all different makes. Plus, they are stopped at the top of the incline and you would think that it would take a little longer for the fire to get going and the driver pull over and so you'd see them further along towards Wycombe.They are nearly all about 100 yards after the flyover at the brow.
It just doesn't seem to be that big an incline for modern engines anyway.
DonkeyApple said:
You do have the relatively long climb up from Stokenchurch and I thought about this but discounted it as firstly the vehicles all seem newish, reducing the liklihood of wear and tear etc, all different makes. Plus, they are stopped at the top of the incline and you would think that it would take a little longer for the fire to get going and the driver pull over and so you'd see them further along towards Wycombe.
They are nearly all about 100 yards after the flyover at the brow.
It just doesn't seem to be that big an incline for modern engines anyway.
Ok, I'll be honest. I sit on the flyover and throw burning bags down at passing cars. They are nearly all about 100 yards after the flyover at the brow.
It just doesn't seem to be that big an incline for modern engines anyway.
rhinochopig said:
OP, have you not noticed how a vehicle's combustability is inversely proportional to a healthy financial climate.
Which might be related to people trying to save money by not servicing their cars as regularly as they should! Mind you, bursting into flames seems a bit extreme.If they are all diesels it could be dieseling....derrrr
Meaning seals go in the turbo and the engine starts to run on its oil, reving away wildly even if you take the keys out of the ignition.
People don't know what to do (which was to stick it in gear and stall it straight away)
Probably is becoming more common with high pressure turbos and poor maintainence.
Just a maybe though.
editted to add:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zx3qKX_Pno
Meaning seals go in the turbo and the engine starts to run on its oil, reving away wildly even if you take the keys out of the ignition.
People don't know what to do (which was to stick it in gear and stall it straight away)
Probably is becoming more common with high pressure turbos and poor maintainence.
Just a maybe though.
editted to add:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zx3qKX_Pno
Fuel Injection under high pressure. When the pipes or seals go then vaporised fuel all over the engine bay.
I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
Trucks, usually its the brakes over heating
I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
Trucks, usually its the brakes over heating
Pistachio said:
Fuel Injection under high pressure. When the pipes or seals go then vaporised fuel all over the engine bay.
I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
Trucks, usually its the brakes over heating
That's a screen grab from Grand Theft Auto 5, isn't it?I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
Trucks, usually its the brakes over heating
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Pistachio said:
Fuel Injection under high pressure. When the pipes or seals go then vaporised fuel all over the engine bay.
I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
I had a very lucky escape on my RX-7 after having some new injectors fitted. The main flexible hose running to the injector block was the original 1992 part and had some cracks where the rubber had perished that weren't obvious until after the event.I had it happen to me in a F355 when a fuel line collapsed spraying fuel all over the exhaust manifold.
You only need a small leak to have an ignition.
High-pressure fuel sprayed all over the heat shield for the turbo and... evaporated. So lucky not to go up in flames.
Definitely more of a problem since cars have fuel injection and more/higher capacity electrical circuits.
But it's always been a risk. In 4-cylinder Lotus Esprits the twin Dellorto carburettors were located directly above the distributor so the slightest fuel leak was guaranteed to have only one outcome!!
But it's always been a risk. In 4-cylinder Lotus Esprits the twin Dellorto carburettors were located directly above the distributor so the slightest fuel leak was guaranteed to have only one outcome!!
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