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General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: FLSTCI71 on April 06, 2008, 09:48:57 PM

Title: Don't mount lers too close to the floorpan
Post by: FLSTCI71 on April 06, 2008, 09:48:57 PM
I just popped the rear seat bottom out of an 87/88 TC and this is what I found. The hole in the bottom of the rear seat is about six inches deep. That HAD to smell. Unbelievable.
 
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Post by: daminc on April 06, 2008, 09:54:09 PM
I can't believe it didn't start on fire.
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Post by: 5.8fastcat on April 06, 2008, 11:12:58 PM
Did you have dumps or tailpipes??
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Post by: FLSTCI71 on April 06, 2008, 11:42:22 PM
Quote from: 5.8fastcat;212907
Did you have dumps or tailpipes??

It's got stock looking exhaust on it now that looks okay, but who knows what was on it before. Both sides were like that, but the pass side was worse. It looks like they were only miles away from possibly burning up the entire car. I've pulled a lot of rear seats out of TCs and I have never seen anything even close to that before. Scary stuff.
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Post by: ZondaC12 on April 07, 2008, 08:58:38 AM
Scary indeed I wouldn't have expected that in a million years. Close? I'd even guess touching or firmly planted against the floor like the whole surface area of the  haha. I mean the pictures say it all that's some home-cooked backseat right there. :hick:
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Post by: chri85tc on April 07, 2008, 08:01:49 PM
I would have neer thought that the rear lers would get that hot. I guess they do !
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Post by: grutinator on April 07, 2008, 11:09:50 PM
all the more reason to run open exhaust :mullet:
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Post by: ZondaC12 on April 07, 2008, 11:35:27 PM
FTMFW!!!!!! and wow that's an awesome smiley!!!! lol
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Post by: xjeffs on April 08, 2008, 09:09:25 AM
I think most internal parts are flame retardant material.

I don't see how it got that hot.  Must have been a  that was leaking.  Maybe it was running pig rich.
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Post by: cougarXLS on April 08, 2008, 05:53:50 PM
wow.... I guess the moral of this story is/could be.... be observant!  be careful!
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Post by: 1BadBird on April 09, 2008, 04:40:15 PM
I had a 40 series Flo Master on my 86', in the stock location and it did the same thing but alot worse. I had a hole thru the top of the seat that I could put my hand thru.
I had started the car cause it was cold outside and I had my 2 dogs in it. I came out like 15 minutes later to leave my friends, the whole car was filed with smoke and the dogs were huddled in the front floor board.
They were ok, but the car smelled really bad. And yes, the car ran extremely rich. At times it looked like a diesel p/u. I took care of that problem.
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Post by: Blackout on April 09, 2008, 05:07:11 PM
That is exactly why I have some header wrap and some decent anti-heat reflective panels above the lers and on the pipes.  Cheap insurance in my opinion.
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Post by: 140turbo on April 09, 2008, 08:17:15 PM
sorry to interupted but why was the car running rich.
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Post by: seanamyers66 on April 11, 2008, 12:49:43 PM
I have to believe your car is running rich. I have flowmaster on
my 87 the car is modified been driving it for three years and
had no problems. you may need to install heat shields mine
has heat shields.
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