I just lit my truck on fire!

Animal · 08-02-2002, 06:30 PM

I was doing some welding underneath my F100 today, and visibilty is quite limited when wearing a welding helmet. The previous owner went a little wild with some crappy undercoating and covered the whole undercage with the s**t and I thought I removed enough, but I guess I was wrong. After a couple of minutes of welding, I felt my arm getting kinda toasty, but thought nothing of it. I then caught a glimpse of light out of the corner of my eye, and by this time my arm was screaming hot, so I stop welding, flipped up the faceplate and HOLY S**T, not only was the truck on fire, but the undercoating had melted and was dripping onto my arm, burned through my jean jacket and searing my skin.
I wasn't quite sure which one to put out first, but luckily I always keep a fire extinguisher close by when welding or cutting. I was pretty lucky by the looks of it, as the whole back of the cab and front of the bed was scorched by flames and damn hot. The trucks a '67 with the fuel tank behind the seat, sitting against the back wall of the cab.
I guess I didn't remove enough of the undercoating!

Lord of Alcohol · 08-02-2002, 08:12 PM

See what you get by having a Ford? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Actually I suck at working on vehicles, at least you know how! Err if you dont burn them up! Hey at least it wasnt the OTHER vehicle!

Hope the damage wasnt too bad Animal!

Animal · 08-02-2002, 08:34 PM

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Originally posted by Lord of Alcohol:
See what you get by having a Ford? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Actually I suck at working on vehicles, at least you know how! Err if you dont burn them up! Hey at least it wasnt the OTHER vehicle! Hope the damage wasnt too bad Animal!

The trucks my latest resto, so it wasn't really an issue. Did more damage to my arm than the truck.

Epona · 08-02-2002, 08:37 PM

Ouch, hope you haven't done any serious damage to your arm Animal!

My dad once blew up his Ford Zephyr (it was underpowered at 2.3L, threw a rod and burst into flame) and had to call out the fire brigade!

[ 08-02-2002, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Epona ]

Animal · 08-02-2002, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Epona:
Ouch, hope you haven't done any serious damage to your arm Animal!

My dad once blew up his Ford Zephyr (it was underpowered at 2.3L, threw a rod and burst into flame) and had to call out the fire brigade!

Thanks for the concern. My arm will hurt for a while, and they'll be a nice scar, but I've done worse!

Ladyzekke · 08-02-2002, 08:42 PM

Sounds like a painful lesson learned re undercoatings! I hope your burns aren't too bad Animal

Downunda · 08-03-2002, 02:53 AM

Whoa dude! Hope your arm isn't too bad man.

Scholarcs · 08-03-2002, 06:00 AM

*stays away from the bottoms of cars*

08-02-2002, 06:30 PM	#1
Animal Gold Dragon Join Date: March 29, 2002 Location: Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,534	I was doing some welding underneath my F100 today, and visibilty is quite limited when wearing a welding helmet. The previous owner went a little wild with some crappy undercoating and covered the whole undercage with the st and I thought I removed enough, but I guess I was wrong. After a couple of minutes of welding, I felt my arm getting kinda toasty, but thought nothing of it. I then caught a glimpse of light out of the corner of my eye, and by this time my arm was screaming hot, so I stop welding, flipped up the faceplate and HOLY ST, not only was the truck on fire, but the undercoating had melted and was dripping onto my arm, burned through my jean jacket and searing my skin. I wasn't quite sure which one to put out first, but luckily I always keep a fire extinguisher close by when welding or cutting. I was pretty lucky by the looks of it, as the whole back of the cab and front of the bed was scorched by flames and damn hot. The trucks a '67 with the fuel tank behind the seat, sitting against the back wall of the cab. I guess I didn't remove enough of the undercoating! __________________ It\'s all fun and games until somebody loses an eye...then it becomes a sport.<br /> [img]\"http://members.shaw.ca/mtholdings/bsmeter.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

08-02-2002, 08:12 PM	#2
Lord of Alcohol Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Charlotte,NC Age: 60 Posts: 4,570	See what you get by having a Ford? [img]tongue.gif[/img] Actually I suck at working on vehicles, at least you know how! Err if you dont burn them up! Hey at least it wasnt the OTHER vehicle! Hope the damage wasnt too bad Animal! __________________ No

08-02-2002, 08:37 PM	#4
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	Ouch, hope you haven't done any serious damage to your arm Animal! My dad once blew up his Ford Zephyr (it was underpowered at 2.3L, threw a rod and burst into flame) and had to call out the fire brigade! [ 08-02-2002, 08:37 PM: Message edited by: Epona ] __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

08-02-2002, 08:42 PM	#6
Ladyzekke Ironworks Atomic Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Virginia, U.S.A. Age: 57 Posts: 9,005	Sounds like a painful lesson learned re undercoatings! I hope your burns aren't too bad Animal __________________ Reality Show Recaps

08-03-2002, 02:53 AM	#7
Downunda Set - Egyptian God of Chaos Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Age: 45 Posts: 2,975	Whoa dude! Hope your arm isn't too bad man. __________________ \"Doing stuff is overrated, like Hitler, he did lots of stuff, but doesn\'t everybody wish he\'d just stayed at home and smoked pot?!?\"

08-03-2002, 06:00 AM	#8
Scholarcs Red Dragon Join Date: December 5, 2001 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 38 Posts: 1,557	stays away from the bottoms of cars __________________ <br />\"A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five\" - Groucho Marx<br />Member of the ORT Clan. <br />\"Some birds are not meant to be caged because their feathers are too bright\"<br />Ma bouche sera la bouche des malheurs qui n\'ont point de bouche, ma voix, la liberté de celles qui s\'affaissent au cachot du désespoir. - Aimé Césaire<br />La plus perdue de toutes les journées est celle où l\'on n\'a pas ri. - Sébastien Roch Nicolas

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