car burnt up aless than 150 miles trans rebuilt PLEASE HELP

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2 days and 150 miles after having my 1996 buick regals' transmission rebuilt i started the car that morning to warm up . looked outside a few minutes later and it was on fire, i saw what looked like FUEL ON FIRE dripping from under the oil and transmission pan area. does anyone feel like me and believe it could have been the something that the company did or didnt do to cause this problem?


it would be really nice if someone might see a potential problem that might cause this.

i know the company wanted to send their insurance investigator to deternine the cause, but i dont feel like they would be looking out for me .i suggested a third party investigator, and im having problems finding one.

the company told me that they didnt have to remove any fuel lines so i was wondering if the may have damaged one during installation or if the fuel lines not an issue doing this job

i could also use some advice on how to go about handling a situation like this

CAN ANYONE HELP?


thank you franklin
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Sorry to hear that. I don't recall having to remove the fuel pressure and return lines engine side when replacing the autotransaxle or doing repair work on it but sometimes it is better to do that since there will be alot of engine movement while using an engine hoist to hold the engine from above. The subframe that holds the engine and transmission must be removed and then tranny dropped down. Fuel line retention points should be removed like any clamps or brackets since it will be moving and flexing. Hard to say the shop is negligent and maybe hard to prove but the fire did occur after their work so a presumption is there.

I believe tranny fluid burns quite nicely.