2007 DX burned up!
#1
2007 DX burned up!
I live in Whitehorse, Yukon Canada and today my 2007 Honda Civic DX burned up. I was wondering if anyone else has heard of a civic spontaneously combusting while plugged in at temperatures below -40 (forty below). The car had run earlier this morning and been plugged back in on return.
It is suspected that two wires connecting the battery to the starter arced through thin insulation (due to the increased electricity in the air from the extreme cold temperatures) on the wires and burned it's way up to the alternator.
shocked and awed, but grateful that we were home and awake when it happened. It could have been so much worse at night.
It is suspected that two wires connecting the battery to the starter arced through thin insulation (due to the increased electricity in the air from the extreme cold temperatures) on the wires and burned it's way up to the alternator.
shocked and awed, but grateful that we were home and awake when it happened. It could have been so much worse at night.
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RE: 2007 DX burned up!
Sorry, I thought everyone was aware that we Northerners must plug our cars (or the cords to the oil recirculating pump, battery blanket and block heater) in when the temperature dips below -35 C (Celsius). Some folks even plug in at -20 or lower. That way, when you go to start the car, it's not as hard on the engine since the oil is warm and the battery is not frozen. It's been in the -35 to -53 C range for over 2 weeks now so the car has been plugged in at night and during the day for most of that. Honda actually supplies the block heater in most Canadian models.
Hasn't anyone ever heard of this happening before?
Hasn't anyone ever heard of this happening before?
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RE: 2007 DX burned up!
ORIGINAL: SovXietday
Plugged... in?
Anyone else confused why you are plugging in a gasoline driven car?
Plugged... in?
Anyone else confused why you are plugging in a gasoline driven car?
#9
RE: 2007 DX burned up!
lol....
Really, but I get where you are coming from if you live south of NY, you wouldnt get the temp dips like we do, so you would be clueless to understand plugging a car in.
Rough loss, recently happened around here actually, it hurts, alot.
Really, but I get where you are coming from if you live south of NY, you wouldnt get the temp dips like we do, so you would be clueless to understand plugging a car in.
Rough loss, recently happened around here actually, it hurts, alot.
#10
RE: 2007 DX burned up!
ORIGINAL: Masonn
No offense, but that was the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Try turning on your car after sitting a whole -52 degree night. If your car doesn't have a block heater, you're f*cked.
ORIGINAL: SovXietday
Plugged... in?
Anyone else confused why you are plugging in a gasoline driven car?
Plugged... in?
Anyone else confused why you are plugging in a gasoline driven car?