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Author Topic: spontaneous vehicle combustion Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-04-2006 05:56 PM                     The actual problem I believe isn't that the switch is defective but that it located where it comes in contact with brake fluid which deteriorates the plastic the switch is made from. A different location would have prevented the problem.  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 09-05-2006 08:16 PM                     The switch shorts to ground and draws a lot of current that heats up the switch causing the break fluid to ignite. The fuse "should" blow if this happens before the switch can get hot enough to cause a fire.  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-07-2006 09:58 PM                        The geo in question is a 91, manual transmission. JJ PS, hows the new vehicle hunt going?  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 09-07-2006 10:07 PM                     Pretty bad, I went in to see about getting a new civic but I got scared off when I got to thinking about how much it would cost me over the next five or six years. I'd rather get a decent used car and put that other money into my house and spend it on vacations, etc. I'm going to see a guy about a '99 civic tomorrow. It sounds like it is a good deal, but you never know.  |  IP: Logged Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-07-2006 10:54 PM                     When you look at purchasing a used car, make sure that you take it to a trusted mechanic and let them look it over. Honda makes good vehicles, GM's quality has gone way up over the past 10 years.  |  IP: Logged

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