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Old 04-25-2019, 08:27 AM   #56 (permalink)
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I have. I read about an incident where there was a front end collision with a newer Mercedes, a refrigerant like ruptured, refrigerant and oil sprayed on the exhaust, and the car burned to the ground. I wish I could find that link. However, I did find this video where a car actually burns down due to flammable refrigerant:
I'd like to point out that this flammable gas (1234yf) is used in approximately 50% of new cars on the road today.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/which...-eric-sugarman

If refrigerant fires were a big concern I think we'd be hearing more of it.
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