Airfilter caught fire!! What the blithering heck! how?

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Re: Airfilter caught fire!! What the blithering heck! how?

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what engine is your friends van ?
 

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Could be worth posting an image of the engine bay, to see if anybody can spot the ignition source or other ingredient.
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TONYT25T25 wrote: 13 Feb 2022, 16:15 Could be worth posting an image of the engine bay, to see if anybody can spot the ignition source or other ingredient.

will do that tomorrow. but it was only the filter that was effected, no burning anywhere else.
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