nic55kel
Nic55kel
Driving along in my truck today when I start to smell wood smoke.
Look around for someone with a bonfire - nothing.
Realise smoke is coming through vents in dash and getting quite strong.
Shut truck off and pull over.
Disconnect batteries.
I can see smoke rolling up the windshield on the inside.
slowly clears up and phew! Thought I was about to have a cab fire.
Check under hood - all okay.
Inspect under dash - cannot find anything that looks out of place???
Reconnect batteries and start it up and watch for smoke - nothing.
Check all instrumentation, wipers, blower, lights - all okay
Decide to drive along slowly see what happens -
takes a while for smell to vent completely but no more smoke.
In over 40 years of driving have never had anything like this before.
I have had electrical fires in vehicles before and this was definitely wood smoke???
I think maybe a twig or small branch must somehow of got against the blower
squirrel cage and ignited from friction. I do kind of remember the ticking sound
like a leaf going through the fan.
Will pull blower motor in morning see if I can see anything.
Anyone else have anything similar to this?
Look around for someone with a bonfire - nothing.
Realise smoke is coming through vents in dash and getting quite strong.
Shut truck off and pull over.
Disconnect batteries.
I can see smoke rolling up the windshield on the inside.
slowly clears up and phew! Thought I was about to have a cab fire.
Check under hood - all okay.
Inspect under dash - cannot find anything that looks out of place???
Reconnect batteries and start it up and watch for smoke - nothing.
Check all instrumentation, wipers, blower, lights - all okay
Decide to drive along slowly see what happens -
takes a while for smell to vent completely but no more smoke.
In over 40 years of driving have never had anything like this before.
I have had electrical fires in vehicles before and this was definitely wood smoke???
I think maybe a twig or small branch must somehow of got against the blower
squirrel cage and ignited from friction. I do kind of remember the ticking sound
like a leaf going through the fan.
Will pull blower motor in morning see if I can see anything.
Anyone else have anything similar to this?