They think the fire started in the cab, but it did move to the engine. The
airhat was completly gone and every piece of plastic was toast. Even the
battery melted! They had to pry the hood open because the latch on the
inside was gone, I think you might be able to see it in the pics.
Josh
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard A Pyburn [SMTP:rap777@juno.com]
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 7:41 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: WARNING!! Graphic pics of my dak:(
Sorry to see those pix, Josh. I know how you feel as the I lost my '93
Dak to a fire thanks to the dealership. I was driving mine when it caught
on fire. I was devasted by the loss. I really liked my '93. Got a real
good settlement from Allstate, though and bought a brand new '95 very
much like the '93. I'm sure that they will total it as that's what was
done to my '93 and it didn't look nearly as bad (I think the fire
department did more damage than the fire). The damage on mine was
confined to the engine bay; didn't get past the firewall (rather ironic
name).
Glad you weren't in it and hurt. Hope the insurance comes through for
you.
Richard in San Antonio
On Thu, 9 Aug 2001 20:53:52 -0700 (PDT) J G <g6t6o@yahoo.com> writes:
> Woke up last night at about 1am to two loud explosions
> that shock my windows. Ran outside and my Dak was in
> flames:( I mean it looked like one huge fireball or
> something. Police and Fire couldn't figure what
> started the blaze, by the time they got there the
> truck was toast. The thing was locked up tight when I
> parked it. I have only had the truck for 7 months,
> and the insurance settlement isn't looking good as I
> had 20000 miles on her already. Guess it's time to
> start looking for a new one, as I think they will
> total this one, don't you think? I'm so bummed right
> now, I loved that truck:(
>
> Josh
>
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