SelfmodJT
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- Jon
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- 2021 jeep JT Willys, 2005 350z con
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They had to design the clutch for the wimpy legged snowflake that seems to be every where these days.In all seriousness, i hope everyone was okay. If it was the clutch, i hope they really do make an effort to actually find out whats causing this. I guess we all should have a fire extinguisher at this point.
I love how everyone is quick to blame the M/T. The last JT I saw burn up on here was an automatic.They had to design the clutch for the wimpy legged snowflake that seems to be every where these days.
Diesel has to be preheated to release vapors that are ignitable unlike gasoline. Generally over 100 degrees. Plenty of places under the hood to preheat the fuel.i wonder why, it’s harder than hell to start a diesel fire. Stuff just doesn’t burn well like gasoline.
Seriously, I knew what I was getting when I bought (6MT with tow package, 4000# capacity). This came up in conversation with the salesman at one point and he tells me, “No, just because it’s manual the tow capacity doesn’t drop that much.” At that point I decided it wasn’t worth discussing further. I was shocked how uninformed he was about the vehicle he was selling.I'm betting he wanted a manual, the salesman told him it had the tow package, he assumed that met he had the max tow and away he went.
Because while diesel fuel isn't AS combustable as gasoline, it's still highly flammable, it's under extreme pressure (30,000 PSI), and there is a lot more heat in a diesel engine (that's the principle they work upon afterall). Plus you've got DPF, SCR, EGR, and all that garbage on them.i wonder why, it’s harder than hell to start a diesel fire. Stuff just doesn’t burn well like gasoline.
At this location, he came down a decline for some distance, probably a couple kms at least. When I leave for work today I’ll mark the spot and drive up the hill to see how far it is to the top. The engine would have certainly been cooling all that distance till the fire.Trailer brakes not working or not set up? (oddly, these trucks have no brake controller included with the tow package...). If the driver was hitting HWY Speeds and braking with that much weight (with no trailer brakes), they'd get insanely hot really quick! Looking at the photo (it's not clear enough to really tell) there does not appear to be any stabilizer bars between the truck and trailer. I don't know anybody that would pull that much weight with this small of a truck and not have stabilizers in place. If this person is willing to tow without stabilizer bars, odds are, the trailer brakes may not be set up either.
I've had my Sport S max tow since 2019 and I've watch time and time again as folks get a Gladiator and don't know or assume it is a max tow because of the tow package, that consisted of a receiver and electric plug and not much else, being listed sticker or the salesman telling them it has "the tow package". Don't ever believe a salesman.Not directly related to the OP, but to what you said - there have been people come into the forum with Overland and Rubicon and suggest that because the tow package is there "I have max tow".
That term has been tossed around a lot and very misunderstood.
There's no tow packages, tow package, then max tow............and the sad part is a lot of that can be blamed on the sales people.