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Old 03-28-2019, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by karl ruiter
Wonder how it got hot enough to melt the block. It not like its a mag block or anything. Maybe just the oil going up? Maybe the fuel pump kept running? Maybe it was in a building fire?
Had to be an enclosed [Industrial?] property fire. Not even radiant heat was getting away from whatever did this.
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Old 03-28-2019, 07:43 PM
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I showed this to CarChick. She dug this up in ~5 seconds:

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/...ons/fa-243.pdf

TL;DR: Car fires can reach 1500°F.
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Old 03-28-2019, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by worf928
I showed this to CarChick. She dug this up in ~5 seconds:

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/...ons/fa-243.pdf

TL;DR: Car fires can reach 1500°F.
Agreed..but very localized.

Something _baked_ this car well above the minimum melting point for AL for a long long time. It soaked in a massive amount of energy for quite some time.

The block didnt go soft...it poured away like water...that took more energy that a car itself has within it.

Even a residential fire will sweep by and melt a wheel, but this is way beyond that.
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Old 03-28-2019, 08:00 PM
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This car was supposedly in the Paradise fire
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Old 03-28-2019, 08:04 PM
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Fire. Inferno.

I want the dash, but only if it doesn't have any cracks. OK? Save it for me.
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Originally Posted by Speedtoys
Something _baked_ this car well above the minimum melting point for AL for a long long time. It soaked in a massive amount of energy for quite some time.

The block didnt go soft...it poured away like water...that took more energy that a car itself has within it.
Originally Posted by Mark Anderson
This car was supposedly in the Paradise fire
So, the real question is: If you melt all the aluminum in a 928 into a puddle how many feet in diameter is the puddle?
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Old 03-29-2019, 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Anderson
This is by far the worst I've ever seen
That's amazing!
Where are the cams, lifters, valves, and springs?
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Old 03-29-2019, 12:35 AM
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I was thinking Paradise fire (or other CA fire). This burned and was baked in a garage (oven). Looks like it's been moved...no sign of the engine block puddle or cams and other steel bits that would fall to the ground. Unlike a car fire the entire vehicle experienced an even roasting.
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Old 03-29-2019, 07:37 AM
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Exhaust manifolds look cast, not stainless.
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Old 03-29-2019, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Anderson
This car was supposedly in the Paradise fire
Clearly demonstrates how horrific those CA fires were. Think of the people who went through that and the others like it. Wow, humbling and sad.
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Old 03-29-2019, 10:19 AM
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Lots of good parts there - heat treated connecting rods.

Other parts have had the paint removed and are ready for powdercoating.

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Old 03-29-2019, 11:51 AM
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That is one of the most amazing pictures I've seen!

Just how in the world was that fire so hot and for that long?!
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Old 03-29-2019, 11:52 AM
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This makes one wonder just how many 928's there are left in the world today?
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Old 03-29-2019, 12:05 PM
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any more photos to post?
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Amazing, The hi temp plastic on ignition coils survived. How is that possible?
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