Bear_JT
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Looks good. Seems like it all worked out well for you.
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wjtstudios
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That’s great you got it all worked out and up and running!
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rubiDave
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That was a quick turn around, and just in time for your outing this weekend. Glad you got it up and running.
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jdofmemi
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jesse3638
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Awesome. Did you just fix this yourself out of pocket or did you go through insurance?
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I fixed it myself and avoided the insurance route. I still need to pull up the charred hood insulation and repaint the area that got nuked, but I’m in no rush.
Thanks everyone!
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jesse3638
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Oh good deal. Yeah insurance may have been a hassle. Hopefully it didn't cost too much. May have saved on the premium increase associated with a comp claim.
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Noble Woodsman
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This may be true in the case of military vehicles, but likely not relevant to this situation. Many military vehicles, such as those made by Oshkosh, utilize a single fluid for gear oil, engine oil, and i think coolant as well. This allows simpler maintenance in the field, but also means the coolant may be flammable. The antifreeze used in civilian jeeps is water-borne and not flammable.
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pop2tu
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The Antifreeze used in military vehicles such as the wrecker, and every other military vehicle I have been licensed to drive, have used a 50/50 mixture of water and a ethylene glycol antifreeze. We use the same coolant in all wheeled military vehicles
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Noble Woodsman
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Cool. I wasnt sure about the antifreeze, so thanks for the clarification!
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G-mansjk
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The only vehicle I've seen that calls for flammable coolant/ antifreeze in my time wrenching is a 54 international t340 crawler that calls for kerosene or ethanol for conditions under 40 degrees... everything modern from over the road to military calls for ethylene glycol and water mix on later vehicles.
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G-mansjk
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I was a wrench for 5 years in the army and never saw anything other than modern coolant in anything besides air cooled engines like snowmobiles or atv's
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My 2013 with 101k has a small gas leak next to the oil filter. The hard plastic tubing has several small cracks at the fitting to the fuel rail. I smelled faint odor of gas on start up. Nothing during driving...would smell again if stopped at stop light. I've found several threads with the same problem. Already tried to repair, but won't hold the pressure. I also question the integrity of the rest of the same old fuel line. Probably get an OEM fuel line rather than hoping it doesn't leak again.
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