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Old May 11, 2007 | 04:58 PM
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Yeah...it's a Ford. You could here the fire trucks, the guys where standing behind it, they had...HAD a bobcat on it but one of them was driving it off the trailer as I took the pic. I was like, "come on green light, come on green light." Isn't that horrible? LOL They stopped the car behind me at the light. WOO HOO!!!

You could fee heat KICKING off that thing. pop pop fizz fizz was going on too.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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It was probably caused by the brake switch that turns off the cruise control. I am a firefighter and I have personally extinguished at least 10 fires caused by that switch. He was lucky all he lost was his truck. I have been to a couple of fires where the truck was parked in the garage and the whole house was nearly destroyed.
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Old May 11, 2007 | 06:05 PM
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Man!??! What years does that effect? recalls?
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Old May 11, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Doh!
That's gotta suck!
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Old May 11, 2007 | 06:54 PM
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Man thats a Damn Inferno. LOL
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Old May 11, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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FORD! We'll burn you alive.

Sounds like a new sloagan to me.....
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Old May 11, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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GAH!!!!!
Thats got to suck!!!
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Old May 11, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by dewmanshu
Man!??! What years does that effect? recalls?
I don't remember the span of year models it affects but I am sure your Ford dealer does.
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Old May 12, 2007 | 07:19 AM
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Depending on the location, and response time, that thing went up QUICK! Seeing that the fire company wasn't their yet! GOT-DAM
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Old May 12, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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When I pulled up it was flames coming from under the hood and wheel wells. I heard it pop then fizzle, and boom it just went up fast. I guess it finally burn the gas line open and what fuel was there caught up.

Fire dept is about mile to a mile in a half away.
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