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Old 05-25-2017, 12:15 AM
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http://abc3340.com/news/local/man-who-survived-corvette-fire-on-i-81-shares-his-story.

Didn't know if anyone had posted, rough day for this guy....
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http://abc3340.com/news/local/man-wh...ares-his-story

Link works better without the period.

If I understood correctly, there was a noise under the hood and then the dashboard light said "suspension system".

I'd say it's totaled. I doubt we'll ever know what caused the fire.

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Originally Posted by WelderGuy
http://abc3340.com/news/local/man-wh...ares-his-story

Link works better without the period.

If I understood correctly, there was a noise under the hood and then the dashboard light said "suspension system".

I'd say it's totaled. I doubt we'll ever know what caused the fire.

we will if it happens to a few more.
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This was probably the message he saw:



That only applies to cars with MSRC. Best guess so far is shock unit failed and blew fluid on the hot exhaust manifold. That would account for the noise, the message, and the fire.
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Originally Posted by McFly
http://abc3340.com/news/local/man-who-survived-corvette-fire-on-i-81-shares-his-story.

Didn't know if anyone had posted, rough day for this guy....
I remember driving past the Bronx long ago and that was not an uncommon scene...sorry New Yorkers.

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