No a/c in my truck but maybe one day. The heat barely works and I hardly ever use it since this is Florida. The other day I was comin home and figured Id turn it on just to try and warm up a bit . Well it warmed up real good........A little too good.
I smelled burning and thought " Is that me"? Nah couldnt be me.
When the smoke started I realized yup its me.
I pulled over near the hotel on the corner trying to see what was happening and it just kept getting worse.
Jumped back in the truck and hauled A$$ down the street as the smoke flowed all out the dash vents
Luckily I was right around the corner from my house so I pulled in the driveway, grabbed the garden hose and proceeded to Fire Marshall BILL mode.
I could see the blower motor and Hvac box were in flames so I ripped out the glove box and flooded everything I could see.
My truck had sat under trees for so long that the Hvac box was packed full of leaves. The perfect mix of fire kindling sitting right on top of the blower motor resistor which gets pretty hot when you turn on the fan.
Shame on me for not cleaning it out a long time ago. Scared me big time and I consider myself lucky it isnt worse. Need to get a small fire extinguisher to keep in the truck just in case.
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