Remember my friend's car with electrical issues

"YSI-what can brown do for you" (ysi-what-can-brown-do-for-you) 03/10/2014 at 23:25 • Filed to: None

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And possibly head gasket issue? Well he tried to start his car today. This is what happened. I remember telling him "don't start your car it made some strange noises the last time you tried" but he clearly didn't listen. Anyone know why this happened? He says he heard a pop.

Casper > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/10/2014 at 23:28

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What was the car, what were the symptoms? It looks like either it had a fuel leak or a doozy of an electrical fire.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Casper 03/10/2014 at 23:30

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I say it is an electrical fire. He was having electrical issues for the last month or so(battery light comes on, then all the other ones start coming on). The car was a 2001 Le Saber.

Casper > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/10/2014 at 23:33

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Did his battery look like it exploded? It normally takes someone ghetto rigging something pretty bad to set fire to a modern car like that... but a lot of cars are catching fire now with all the ethanol in the fuel. It eats the seals and gaskets and causes fuel leaks.

Mathias Rios > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/10/2014 at 23:37

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M-m-m-m, toasty.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Casper 03/10/2014 at 23:37

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I didn't really look at his battery I just couldn't get over the smell of burnt plastic it smelt caustic. I will go check it out tomorrow, that is if I can find it.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Mathias Rios 03/10/2014 at 23:38

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LappingLuke > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/10/2014 at 23:58

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Dannnnnng! Glad nobody got hurt. I don't see a battery in there so I'm with others who suspect a battery explosion from shorting out or something.

Nibbles > Casper 03/10/2014 at 23:58

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IIRC those LeSabres have the battery installed under the rear seat cushion. Not ruling out electrical issues; just saying. The jump terminals are generally strapped to the tower brace (ground) so if something wore thin there it would definitely create an arc

Your boy, BJR > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/10/2014 at 23:58

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I'm no mechanic, but that seems to be the problem right there.

Casper > Nibbles 03/11/2014 at 00:00

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That would make sense. It's still disturbing that it would catch fire before blowing a fuse or the battery. Either way, I bet he got out of the car in a hurry.

YSI-what can brown do for you > Your boy, BJR 03/11/2014 at 00:02

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I think he may have to replace everything. . .

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 00:04

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Noooo! A lesabre!

*cries*

YSI-what can brown do for you > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 03/11/2014 at 00:04

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Do you like these? I have never been a big fan.

Nibbles > Casper 03/11/2014 at 00:05

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The jump terminals, I believe, bypass everything save starter and ground. They were installed because GM's PCMs of the time would figuratively take a shit at the slightest voltage irregularity. I don't know if there is a fuse or circuit break between the respective poles.

I also know the W-body wiring harnesses were generally regarded as feces

Your boy, BJR > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 00:07

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It seems as though it may have gotten a little too hot under there.

Nibbles > LappingLuke 03/11/2014 at 00:07

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Battery is situated under the rear seat

RickyD > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 00:26

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The death of any car due to neglect is a tradgedy.

YSI-what can brown do for you > RickyD 03/11/2014 at 00:29

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True story. I asked him when he changed his oil, spark plugs, filters, basic maintenance stuff. He didn't know. I was kind of annoyed when he said that.

Casper > Nibbles 03/11/2014 at 00:31

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Oh that's good. Sign me up to strap myself to that and send myself down the freeway.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 00:55

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I have one. As long as the engine hasn't been beaten into molasses by neglect it's an unexpectedly peppy and fun car. Been waiting to take mine autocrossing.

bob and john > YSI-what can brown do for you 03/11/2014 at 20:36

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your friend is a monumental dumbass

YSI-what can brown do for you > bob and john 03/11/2014 at 20:53

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Lololololol yes he is. Doesn't help that he thinks everyone is an idiot, and so when you give him advice he just doesn't listen. . .