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So the wife said the engine was losing power randomly like it was trying to die. Took it to work to see if I felt the same thing. I definitely felt it, then smelled fuel and 2 seconds later it was smoking through the vents. Shut it off and by then there was flames coming out of the hood.
It's totalled and I'm thinking about buying it back to pull the drive train and engine. I'll chip all the burnt plastic off and rebuild it if it's not too bad.
I was thinking a single cab truck with the caddy awd and a fresh 6.2 would run pretty good.
I plan on parting out what's left of it.
What do you guys think?
 

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So the wife said the engine was losing power randomly like it was trying to die. Took it to work to see if I felt the same thing. I definitely felt it, then smelled fuel and 2 seconds later it was smoking through the vents. Shut it off and by then there was flames coming out of the hood.
It's totalled and I'm thinking about buying it back to pull the drive train and engine. I'll chip all the burnt plastic off and rebuild it if it's not too bad.
I was thinking a single cab truck with the caddy awd and a fresh 6.2 would run pretty good.
I plan on parting out what's left of it.
What do you guys think?

Sounds like a good plan. Glad y'all are ok.

Do let us know what happened so we can add that to the knowledge base and prevent that from happening as much as possible. Any photos?

Happy Thanksgiving!
 
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They didn't say. I can only assume it was a sudden heavy fuel leak based on the strong smell of gas just before it lit up.
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Are the things you're wanting to use off the caddy even salvageable after all that?

Glad no one was hurt!!
 
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I'm pretty sure the trans and axles are still good. Not 100% on the engine but a lot of people have rebuilt engines that looked worse with good results.

Hopefully I can find a cheap Silverado with a blown engine that way I can use the wiring, hoses, plastic stuff, radiator, coolers etc. and not have to replace too much.
 

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I'm so sorry Lance, glad that happened to you and not your wife! Don't forget the air freshener, looks good still!

Lots of good parts still on that truck.
 

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ya that's a lot of work to salvage any engine parts, on the brighter side looks like the firewall worked as designed that's good to know
 

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