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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:26 PM
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R.i.p.

well on a excursion with the wheelin club i belong to my 89 yota finally met its match the frame broke at the leaf spring not too bad possible fix but to top that off she caught fire an hour after that so I no longer have a yota to play with but maybe ill get another one in the future
she was a good truck RIP
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:29 PM
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Sorry about the bad news, I know if that happened to me i would be really upset.

I hate to sound heartless, but did you take some pics, I didnt know that frames could just break, you must have had a lot of rust or something. Were you able to save anything off of it?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Damn.......how did it catch on fire? She will be missed.....
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:35 PM
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Sorry to hear about the truck. Just how did it catch fire?? I'm a little puzzled by it's combustion...
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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wow sorry man...how did she catch on fire? Good luck finding another truck...whenever you do
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:40 PM
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I hate to sound like a broken record....
but how did it catch on fire?

and now to sound like a HEARTLESS broken record...
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Sorry to hear about your truck.
Where in Maine are you?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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well it shorted out in the fuse box in the location for the parking lights taillights and what not I will snap some shots to show where the brake in the frame is but for now i can tell you it is located on the passenger side leafspring hanger front hanger ripped right out of the frame Ive been told thhat it is a common thing for yotas and nissans but ive never seen it brake there
I live in Brunswick Maine to answer the other question.
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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that sucks sorry to hear shes gone
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Scarecrow
well it shorted out in the fuse box in the location for the parking lights taillights and what not I will snap some shots to show where the brake in the frame is but for now i can tell you it is located on the passenger side leafspring hanger front hanger ripped right out of the frame Ive been told thhat it is a common thing for yotas and nissans but ive never seen it brake there
I live in Brunswick Maine to answer the other question.
*break, sorry, pet peeve.

Really sucks dude, was it insured?
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 08:39 PM
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I take it that it was rusty?
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