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And, just in case it does catch on fire again, added this extinguisher that matches the iconic silver almost perfectly.

Sadly, no warnings until after I pulled to the side of the road and no fire warnings. It’s been a few months and it hasn’t caught on fire again. 🤪 just made my final payment and lifted it with the eibach stage 2 coilovers. Here’s a shot mall crawling, and another with a new beer I found.

Great news update time! Bronco is fixed and back in my possession :clap: What started the fire? A bad solenoid. Starter and starter motor had to be replaced. Rollercoaster of a few weeks. Glad it's all been sorted, and repaired in time for the nice weather.

She’ll be back at my local ford repair shop tomorrow, so will find out soon for sure. Will try to take more pictures once available. For now here’s another more recent visit when I swapped the wheels/tires.

I as well am super eager to learn what caused the fire. The hose is what was on fire, but no clue how it could have been on fire to begin with. So so strange.

100%, they have to figure out the cause. That's part of the next phase, assessing causation. Regardless, happy to hear it's not a total loss. Hoping for answers with time.

What's the hose then I wonder? It's in the picture he sent? Not the radiator or intercooler itself but the hose end that connects with the engine is what caught fire. You can see where the fire melted the rubber off the hose itself.

Yeah, after the vacuum brake boost failure and the engine fire, I'm 100% getting the extended warranty...

Great news update. My bronco is not a total loss after all! It's repairable! Yay! The fire inspection is likely canceled given the damage wasn't severe enough to warrant one. They're going to let Ford assess and repair at this stage. They're towing it back to my service department. I have...

Also, thanks for the sorry, and hopes! Update coming shortly. 😊

No, I have Everglade wheels. Here’s a picture right after they went on.

No alternator shield upgrade to my knowledge. Was there a recall I’m not aware of? I’ve had all the open recalls addressed. If no, then I did not upgrade on my own.

Yes, I can tell you it wasn’t that part that was on fire. That appears to be on top of the engine. The fire was on the driver side on the side of the engine. If you had a schematic of the side I’m fairly sure I could point out what part was on fire.

No, Maryland, near middle river when it happened.