Guessing this is a result of aluminum cab- Super Duty missing much of cab after fire

[4WD]

What?????

There has been little other fanfare over the material transition - I can walk around my Jeep and a magnet won’t stick to much …
Guess it was aluminum or 0W16 next

 

[Wrenchturner44]

WT, the most surprising thing about the flooded Super Duty is the state of California didn't label that truck as non-rebuildable. I am guessing that truck new was around 100k, so rebuilding at a cost of 30k still keeps the truck as rebuildable (all just speculation). If I had a pole barn with a concrete floor, a flatbed to trailer to bring it home, and could have purchased the truck five or less days after the truck was recovered, I would be up for the rebuilding challenge.

No, not looking to be a post retirement dismantler. I would just rather keep active by working on challenging vehicles than watching Netflix and pro sports. My body is starting to ache all the time, so I know there are limits.

I am the current high bidder on this 7.3l
https://www.iaai.com/VehicleDetail/35134281~US

GON, I hear you loud and clear. I don't watch much if any television any longer.....especially national news. I do keep busy, and might I suggest a part time job at your local junkyard. That might suit your fancy of seeing good parts recycled to keep other worthy vehicles on the road. Taking apart the interior on the flooded vehicle for cleaning is one thing, doing the same for all the electronics and dash is another. I have seen some vehicles that have been described as only "slightly submerged" and I would tell you that being submerged by any definition is the only adjective needed to make a restoration job beyond economically feasible.

 

[Fla]

GON,

What's the back story on that truck? I've never seen a vehicle with that much mud and dirt inside of it! There's even mud and dirt under the hood and on top of the engine!

 

[dishdude]

Guessing a monthly payment issue/ solution..... I have on-line viewed a lot of burnt vehicles, this truck damage does not reflect typical burn patterns/ results.

My favorite is when they're too dumb to roll a window down and the fire just smolders itself out.

 

[GON]

GON,

What's the back story on that truck? I've never seen a vehicle with that much mud and dirt inside of it! There's even mud and dirt under the hood and on top of the engine!

Fla, no idea what the back story is, but the submerge appears to time well to the California floods earlier this year. Of course, owning a pickup, Wrangler, etc also brings out the lack of common sense/critical thinking of many of their owners when it comes to off road and river crossings, etc.

 

[dfarr67]

UK learned that lesson back in the Falklands war when Argentina lit one of their aluminum warships on fire....

 

[Exhaustgases]

Here is what Aluminum has been used for now for many years. I've seen a cloud of machining Al dust go off when it was blown into a 120volt plug that was in a bad area. It also is the same for strength, meaning not so much in a crash or roll over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALICE_(propellant)

 

[dfarr67]

Here is what Aluminum has been used for now for many years. I've seen a cloud of machining Al dust go off when it was blown into a 120volt plug that was in a bad area. It also is the same for strength, meaning not so much in a crash or roll over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALICE_(propellant)

There's surprisingly alot of materials in dust form that will explode.

 

[Nick1994]

Jet fuel?

 

[PimTac]

Here is what Aluminum has been used for now for many years. I've seen a cloud of machining Al dust go off when it was blown into a 120volt plug that was in a bad area. It also is the same for strength, meaning not so much in a crash or roll over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALICE_(propellant)

Class Delta fires are very unique and super dangerous. On board ship we trained to use PKP extinguishers to fight them if they occurred. Magnesium is another example.

 

[andrew_j]

Why bother buying it…..

 

[Chris142]

A steel cab would not be usable either after that fire.

 

[Silverado12]

Class Delta fires are very unique and super dangerous. On board ship we trained to use PKP extinguishers to fight them if they occurred. Magnesium is another example.

Yes, and I was an Aviation Structural Mechanic in the USCG and if a helicopter caught fire in a Class D fire we were trained to deep six it.

 

[PimTac]

Yes, and I was an Aviation Structural Mechanic in the USCG and if a helicopter caught fire in a Class D fire we were trained to deep six it.

I served aboard a 210 in Alaska that purportedly was and may still be the only cutter to lose a helo overboard. It was an accident that happened during landing in rough seas before my time onboard. The helo was recovered but I’m not sure what the disposition was. The crew made it out safely.

I was on the tiedown crew.

Fire was something we all feared. We had one engine room fire. That was enough.

 

[Silverado12]

I served aboard a 210 in Alaska that purportedly was and may still be the only cutter to lose a helo overboard. It was an accident that happened during landing in rough seas before my time onboard. The helo was recovered but I’m not sure what the disposition was. The crew made it out safely.

I was on the tiedown crew.

Fire was something we all feared. We had one engine room fire. That was enough.

I was on a 327' WHEC Bibb 31. Literally a floating pile that's now an artificial reef somewhere in FL. Went to AM "A" School and went to CGAS Savannah, GA.

 

[repairman54]

I had a personal friend get cremated in a flaming 150. Older woman went off the road in rural NM driving home her brand new F150 right from the dealer. By the time smoke was seen and SP and FD responded it was gone, only tailgate and part of the box remained.
Seems some insulation catching fire in B pillars from belt pretensioners can be an issue in the Flaming 150's. Not proven in this case as nothing left of the truck but I did see a bulletin on it. Happened about 5 yrs. ago.