Motorhome fires
I recently visited an RV junkyard in London Kentucky. I believe at least three fourths of the motorhomes that were there were because of fires in the rear of the diesel motorhome. What is the deal wit...
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Lwiddis wrote:
Scary to hear...a little TT guy.
It can happen to anyone.
I owned a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500, and the cowl insulation (made from foam rubber) had slipped and landed on the turbo. We had just gotten in our driveway hauling a load of hay and smoke started billowing out from under the hood. I grabbed my fire extinguisher, and the wife grabbed the one from her truck and we popped the hood. Of course my extinguisher had gone dead, so it's good we had a backup. I saw the exact same thing happen to another second-generation Dodge HD in front of our house. The rig stopped across from our house with flames streaking halfway up the windshield. Luckily he was hauling a fifth wheel and a boat, so we had two extinguishers to battle the flames with. The amazing thing? Once we pulled the foam insulation piece off and got it out, he drove that truck home.
So, vehicle fires can happen. Any where, any time.
