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To: V_TWIN
The affected cars are equipped with a left-side radiator and cooling fan positioned below the filler area — hardware that can blow leaked gasoline onto hot components and spark a fire...

The so-called 'engineers' should be made to drive these cars to failure. Idiocy.

8 posted on 09/16/2025 6:23:21 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: logi_cal869
The so-called 'engineers' should be made to drive these cars to failure. Idiocy.

It is a mid-engined car. Everything is a lot trickier. It is not like they can crib off of decades of making Buicks and Pontiacs (Fiero doesn't count) for these. They remain by far the best performance-to-price value in its class.
13 posted on 09/16/2025 6:30:19 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: logi_cal869
The so-called 'engineers' should be made to drive these cars to failure. Idiocy.

Some old Ferraris had something like this, stuff happens, those engines generate a crap ton of heat and there isn't much space in the cars so sometimes stuff just has to be crammed close.

17 posted on 09/16/2025 6:33:38 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie ("We want no Gestapo or Secret Police. F. B. I. is tending in that direction." - Harry S Truman)
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To: logi_cal869

Not very familiar with Mid & Rear-engine cars. But it would seem that the radiator fan would be temperature controlled and likely independent of the car ignition. Maybe a solution would involve a fan interlock on the fuel door? I can’t imagine that GM will have to ‘reposition’ the entire radiator.


20 posted on 09/16/2025 6:38:23 AM PDT by Tallguy
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