Three UPS trucks damaged in fire

[Coldworld]

You don't have the code?

I'm sure mgt made an exception for him..

 

[PT Car Washer]

We only have them wired in parallel as far as I know. 24 volt is sort of a thing of the past in the civilian world.

Thanks for the info. My wife says I am a thing from the past.

 

[rod]

update:


I heard tonight from a person who seemed to be in the know that it had something to do with the key fob/pushbutton starting thing. They said apparently it shorted out and the truck was trying to start itself while in gear and with the emergency brake on. The starter relay engaged and apparently heated up enough to catch the truck on fire. This info is second or third hand so take it for what its worth.

 

[Bottom rung]

Wouldn't be surprised. Heard a story from the fnn that a pc in a hub started over the weekend and drove into a wall. This was in December.

 

[PT Car Washer]

update:


I heard tonight from a person who seemed to be in the know that it had something to do with the key fob/pushbutton starting thing. They said apparently it shorted out and the truck was trying to start itself while in gear and with the emergency brake on. The starter relay engaged and apparently heated up enough to catch the truck on fire. This info is second or third hand so take it for what its worth.

We had an old diesel 5 speed 700 driven on gravel its entire life retrofitted to the keyless starter. We used it as an Air car and hit a bump and the truck would just shut down. Not even the key would start it. Reach under the dash and play with the wires around the push button starter you could get it running. It was scrapped later. Or at least I assumed it was.

 

[burrheadd]

No I think Iam driving that POS

 

[FrigidAdCorrector]

I heard tonight from a person who seemed to be in the know that it had something to do with the key fob/pushbutton starting thing.

I think you may be right. I heard our center manager tonight saying there is a discussion going on in the district about speeding up retirement of some of the older diesels. Specifically mentioned ones that are old enough that they were retrofitted. Apparently we are going to be all automatic possibly by peak. Which I don't really buy, considering half our center's fleet is manual.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

update:


I heard tonight from a person who seemed to be in the know that it had something to do with the key fob/pushbutton starting thing. They said apparently it shorted out and the truck was trying to start itself while in gear and with the emergency brake on. The starter relay engaged and apparently heated up enough to catch the truck on fire. This info is second or third hand so take it for what its worth.

Plausible.

 

[bottomups]

Time to call in Mythbusters?

 

[oldngray]

Retrofitting keyless to old manual transmission vehicles is a stupid idea except to someone sitting in an office out of touch with the real world.

 

[Bottom rung]

Retrofitting keyless to old manual transmission vehicles is a stupid idea except to someone sitting in an office out of touch with the real world.

As with most decisions made at this place...