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Re: oh 'dangle berries' with update
« Reply #60 on: 20 January 2011, 16:47:20 »
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been offered £850 less the excess


find expensive adverts for similar cars to fight back with, should be able to get another few hundred with a bit of luck
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #61 on: 21 January 2011, 11:24:11 »
Not wishing to be alarmist, but I recall hearing/reading something some years back that said there was a hazard present in burnt-out vehicles in the form of hydrofluoric acid.

Not sure if this is still the case?
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #62 on: 21 January 2011, 15:01:09 »
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Not wishing to be alarmist, but I recall hearing/reading something some years back that said there was a hazard present in burnt-out vehicles in the form of hydrofluoric acid.
Not sure if this is still the case?

I also recall that it's very nasty stuff. It is extremely corrosive (it can melt glass) toxic, and hard to neutralise. IIRC it is produced when certain synthetic rubber compounds are burnt.
Does any one know if there is a risk of it being present around the power sounder battery?
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #63 on: 21 January 2011, 15:50:34 »
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Not wishing to be alarmist, but I recall hearing/reading something some years back that said there was a hazard present in burnt-out vehicles in the form of hydrofluoric acid.
Not sure if this is still the case?

I also recall that it's very nasty stuff. It is extremely corrosive (it can melt glass) toxic, and hard to neutralise. IIRC it is produced when certain synthetic rubber compounds are burnt.
Does any one know if there is a risk of it being present around the power sounder battery?

It is also a contact poison, readily absorbed through the skin. Once so absorbed, amputation is often the only remedy  :o
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #64 on: 21 January 2011, 16:02:12 »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofluoric_acid

"Hydrogen fluoride is generated upon combustion of many fluorine-containing compounds such as products containing Viton and polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) parts. Hydrogen fluoride converts immediately to hydrofluoric acid upon contact with liquid water"


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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #65 on: 21 January 2011, 16:08:29 »
Yep, burning/burnt cars are not pleasant places to be around/near. Used to hate picking them up when on recovery because the smell/dangerous substances stay on you for ages :(
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #66 on: 21 January 2011, 17:56:08 »
I ripped mine out years ago, I dread to think of the result if that had been in an attached garage and gone up in the middle of the night :o kids in bed etc

I have said on these threads that some form of warning to newbies should exist about the powersounder issue, this car is the 5th I can remember self igniting, can we prevent some more???
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #67 on: 22 January 2011, 22:50:07 »
 :'( :'( :'(

I'm totally GUTTED!

My Omega Elite 3 litre Estate caught fire on wednesday evening in exactly the same way as has been described in this thread.  All the damage is in the same area as in the poor fellows who started this post.

So wish I'd known as I really liked that car and had spent a lot of money on it.  Thank you though for enlightening me.  Thought it was something I'd done (even though I knew I had done nothing to cause it :-/).  Feel a little bit better now...but not much.  Scary!

Oh, by the way, I'm new.  Hi People!
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #68 on: 22 January 2011, 22:57:51 »
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:'( :'( :'(

I'm totally GUTTED!

My Omega Elite 3 litre Estate caught fire on wednesday evening in exactly the same way as has been described in this thread.  All the damage is in the same area as in the poor fellows who started this post.

So wish I'd known as I really liked that car and had spent a lot of money on it.  Thank you though for enlightening me.  Thought it was something I'd done (even though I knew I had done nothing to cause it :-/).  Feel a little bit better now...but not much.  Scary!

Oh, by the way, I'm new.  Hi People!




Hello & Welcome mate, though in the circumstances, a bit subdued! I'm really sorry to hear you've fallen victim to the 'hidden peril'  :(
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #69 on: 23 January 2011, 09:14:26 »
Cheers Philrich.

Mantagte - sorry about your loss.  I know all too well how you're feeling at the mo.  Keep us posted how much they pay out.  Which insurance company are you with?
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #70 on: 23 January 2011, 09:42:01 »
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I ripped mine out years ago, I dread to think of the result if that had been in an attached garage and gone up in the middle of the night :o kids in bed etc

I have said on these threads that some form of warning to newbies should exist about the powersounder issue, this car is the 5th I can remember self igniting, can we prevent some more???

God works in mysterious ways. ::)

And if the five you know about were in Liverpool, I very much doubt it was spontaneous combustion ;D
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #71 on: 23 January 2011, 10:13:24 »
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God works in mysterious ways. ::)

And if the five you know about were in Liverpool, I very much doubt it was spontaneous combustion ;D

Followers of the God; "Twoc".........whose youthful adherents are told to go joyously-forth and 'steal' themselves for the coming of the ANPR Devils. ;D
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #72 on: 23 January 2011, 14:53:36 »
Not good news for anyone ... :(

So lets do some research ... could all those who have ACTUALLY experienced this problem "first hand" please post up the year of the car/model/engine on which it occured ... no guesses or "my mates was" please ...lets go for a high degree of accuracy ......

Lets see if there is any commonality to possible age of car/model/engine type .... etc
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #73 on: 23 January 2011, 16:32:52 »
1997 'P'
Omega Elite Estate
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Re: oh 'dangle berries'
« Reply #74 on: 23 January 2011, 16:44:05 »
Jan 1999 (S)
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