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a few months back i had a new engine installed in my 01gt. it's a jasper rebuilt engine. on tuesday i was driving and i noticed some smoke from the hood. i pulled over and checked it out, the radiator fluid was leaking. i bought some new fluid but the engine was too hot to open the cap and fill it. the fluid was still above the fill line and i was like 2 miles from my friends so i figured id go over there and let it cool down. as i was pulling into his apartmant complex, i saw a lot of smoke so i checked it out, my engine was on fire. i took it to the dealership that installed the engine (i didn't tell them that i knew it was leaking), and they said that the radiator fluid being empty would not have caused the fire but rather that it was caused by the wire going from the battery to my sub box. does it make sense that that would have caused it, or is it the radiator? it also was very hot out that day, like 80-90 degrees outside.
 

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geoff_is_cool said:
a few months back i had a new engine installed in my 01gt. it's a jasper rebuilt engine. on tuesday i was driving and i noticed some smoke from the hood. i pulled over and checked it out, the radiator fluid was leaking. i bought some new fluid but the engine was too hot to open the cap and fill it. the fluid was still above the fill line and i was like 2 miles from my friends so i figured id go over there and let it cool down. as i was pulling into his apartmant complex, i saw a lot of smoke so i checked it out, my engine was on fire. i took it to the dealership that installed the engine (i didn't tell them that i knew it was leaking), and they said that the radiator fluid being empty would not have caused the fire but rather that it was caused by the wire going from the battery to my sub box. does it make sense that that would have caused it, or is it the radiator? it also was very hot out that day, like 80-90 degrees outside.
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I have seen quite a few fires in the engine compartment from stereos that were installed wrong..best way to tell if that was the cause is to follow your hot and ground wires from the amp and make sure they arent fried..if they arent I think the dealer is ing you
 
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well you need to check the stereo cable like was said. check the insulation to see if it is damaged. one wire cannot start a fire. unless it is exposed to bare metal of the opposite charge. so the positive lead for the amp had to contact something grounded to the car. i highly doubt it was the radiator. one question, before the fire were you happy with the motor, i am asking because i work at a shop that uses their motors.
 

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One question, did you fuse it at the battery connection? If you did, then the fust would have blown before the fire starting.
 
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