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Dieseljock



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Scotland 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
Td5 bbus fire

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Hi,
Anyone ever experienced their battery back up sounder going on fire. Mines has just burst into flames when driving along the road i can only assume the battery has overheated and self combusted.
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LandRoverAnorak



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United Kingdom 2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey
Blimey, I've never heard of that one before Shocked How did you become aware that it was on fire? Darren

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Dieseljock



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Scotland 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Zambezi Silver
I had just stopped to talk to someone and noticed a burning smell which i never thought much of until i moved off and the thick smoke appeared from the bonnet edge, luckily i had a fire extinguisher at hand i gave it a blast and managed to unplug it. Nothing else is damaged luckily apart from my boxers 😂
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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Caledonian Blue
That is proof (if ever anyone needed it) that you should always carry a fire extinguisher in your vehicle Shocked 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
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Post #769477 21st Apr 2019 6:00pm
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MadTom



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Czech Republic 1999 Defender 130 Td5 HCPU Baltic Blue
From the picture, battery is on the opposite side of the connector, so they are probably not the origin od fire. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "Blufínek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo Smile
Post #769545 22nd Apr 2019 6:18am
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miker



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 CSW Rioja Red
Blimey that's not great! Does answer an idle musing of mine about whether it would be possible to replace the cells in the bbus though!
Post #769568 22nd Apr 2019 9:51am
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UtilityTruck



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Lucky you caught it when you did, did the battery look scorched? Perhaps if the battery had gone bad, the incoming charge caused it to overheat. 2014 Keswick Utility 2.2
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