That just makes me feel sick...
on 9/21/01 5.22 PM, Phillip Trickey at [email protected] wrote: > I agree with John. How-tos are extremely helpful. I have been on the list > since the fall of '98. I don't post often but that is because often by the > time I read a question I know the answer to someone has already posted. I > have accumulated some 1200 messages with information I rely on as reference > material in conjunction with my Bentley. > > On a side note my gf uses my Jetta as a daily driver and has so for the last > two years. It is bone stock other than a disabled car alarm and an > aftermarket stereo both installed by the PO. It has(d) some 165+K miles on > it and generally speaking was a reliable machine. > > Tuesday of this week she was traveling on the 408 expressway (a local toll > road) on her way from work to school. About a mile before a toll booth smoke > begin to blow out of the air vents in the dash, followed by a burning smell. > As she pulled up to the toll booth she immediately let the attendant know > that she suspected a fire and needed to know where to pull over and if they > had a fire extinguisher. Getting little reaction from the attendant she > drove through the toll booth, parked the car on the side of the road, and > ran back to get a fire extinguisher. After some heated (no pun intended) > discussion (apparently the toll booth attendants don't have to handle fires > very often) a fire extinguisher was obtained and the fire department was > called. She tried to put out the fire but by this point it was larger than > she had anticipated. By the time the fire department showed up, the fire had > spread through the entire interior of the car. The firemen proceed to break > the front and rear windows, saw the hood and trunk open, and put out the > fire. > > My gf called me and was audibly shaken. I immediately left work and upon > arrival was just glad she was unharmed. The car is pretty much a complete > loss. The fire apparently started somewhere behind the dash. The firewall > kept the majority of the fire in the interior. Most of the plastic parts in > the bay are melted. Though the car has had some mechanical problems since > its purchase, it has *never* had any electrical gremlins. There were no > signs this was coming. I drive the car almost nightly. I suspect the > aftermarket stereo that was installed by a previous owner was the culprit > but I doubt we will ever know. I will be salvaging some parts off of it this > weekend. > > Regards, > > Phillip T. > 91GTI8V > 88GLI16V - charcoal edition > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: John Caldwell [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 11:15 AM >> To: R Blake >> Cc: volkswagen >> Subject: Re: big bumpers (long how-to) >> >> >> On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, R Blake wrote: >> >>> Sorry guys, I was bored. >>> >>> Rich >>> >>> >> >> These howto's are _always_ helpful... I know alex has some of >> them up on >> his page, and any others that people have posted end up in >> the archive. >> I'll probably post one on how to fix a broken pedal cluster within the >> next few days... that was a fun job. Let's just say it >> involved a hole >> saw, some washers, and almost removing the dash. :) Stuff >> like what was >> in your how-to is the sort of thing that the bentley doesn't >> cover... I'm >> sure that the bentley says "1) remove old bumper. 2) Installation is >> reverse of removal." I say bring it on... the more howto's >> the better! >> >> >> >> _____________ >> List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com >> To remove yourself from this list, send mail to >> [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body >> of your message >> See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com >> Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org >> > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with > 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
