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Balls, my lovely hydraulics install just went in flames in the Benz. Fire brigade out. Big traffic tailback. All very exciting. Boot is black dribbly mess. Quite a bit of smoke damage, but interior has survived - just stinks of battery acid and melted plastic now.  Looks like a hose moved and shorted 36v to earth. Still, gives me a chance to it all again a bit neater I suppose  |
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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 curse word! Bad luck  I'm guessing insulation will be a priority in the next build! |
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Seth
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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No WAI!!!!
Glad you are okay.
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Holy curse word dude! glad your ok fella and kudos for building it back up instead of breaking it. Could have been a lot worse
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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Ooh cripes, that's no good. But phoenix, flames etc.
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curse word the bed! As long as you're okay, fella. Cars can be fixed easier than you  There won't be any of that nasty bone-dissolving acidic residue hanging around back there will there? Or is that just ECU components that leave that...? *n |
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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stuey
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Jesus mate really sorry to hear about this hope you are ok, if you need any help with sorting le t me know I'll gladly come up and help out.
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street
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Most non-triumphant. Glad it wasn't worse, and good on you for looking on the bright side with the new improved install! |
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Bugger. Glad to hear you're still positive about things, though. Did the wiring survive?
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psycho83
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Damn, Glad you are ok. Sounds like it was dealt with fairly swiftly though thank feck.
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PhoenixCapri
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Bloody hell! Sounds like a very brown trouser moment :s glad it wasn't as bad as it could have been
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Balls, good luck with the rebuild ;D
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rysz
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Ak no! Are you ok man?
Glad to hear that you are not ready to flambe the rest of the benz! One of my favourites here!
Rysz.
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Cheers for the comments guys.
I came off the bypass into a bit of traffic and could see some white smoke in the rear mirror. Thought hmm, head gasket may be going, but nothing more of it. About a mile up the road the traffic stopped again and the smoke was really coming out - lifted boot. Ahh, flames. Not good. I'd stopped opposite a petrol station (yes far enough away not to cause them a problem), and a heavily pregenant woman from said petrol station came waddling over with a foam extingisher - bless her, will have to drop some flowers in on the way home. Fire bridage turned up a couple of minutes later.
All very exciting.
Luckily (if that is an appropriate word) it was the left side that went up - all the ECU's etc are on the right.
Will need new batteries, couple of hoses, some wiring (not much), new carpets and of course the mirror panel is now just a blackened droopy mess!
This is all part of the fun with hydraulics, although I haven't set one fire for ages!
Silly thing is, I took the extinguisher out to clean the car at the weekend, and forgot to put it back in.
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Perhaps a little symbolic airbrushing could be added to the rebuild.  |
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Sorry to hear about this mate, Hope your'e ok...
Glad to see your looking to rebuild it already, i love that Benzo
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DutyFreeSaviour
Europe
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Apr 25, 2008 10:00:11 GMT
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Glad you're OK and the Benz isn't too heftily hammered...... What's deal when you are this unfortunate regarding noxious fumes etc..? Just wondering if the stink is hiding anything harmful matey. Go careful! |
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Back from the dead..... kind of
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Apr 25, 2008 10:02:01 GMT
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Sh!t, sounds like you were lucky not to lose the whole car. Bloody electricity it can cause soo much damage when it goes wrong |
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Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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I'm guessing insulation will be a priority in the next build!
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