Most fuel related engine fire have a long period of sepage before something gives to the point of causing a fire. A good habit to develop if you own a vanagon is to give the van the sniff test after you shut it down. This is perhaps most important on long drives when you are far away from home. Sniff for three things: fuel, coolant and excess heat. A whiff of any of these three things should not be left unexplained. One side of the van is a better choice, near the vents which have been perfectly placed nose high. regards Gary Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:36:57 +1200 From: Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ> Subject: Idea for engine-fire warning/control system Someone on the Vanagon.com list asked whether a temperature sensor in the engine compartment would be a good idea. I think so... Install a thermal sensor in the engine bay, somewhere near the top andf off to one side (out of the way of direct flames... don't want it to be killed immediately by a fire!). To it wire a fuel-shutoff valve at the tank end of the fuel line. Rig it to kill the fuelpump. Rig a siren and strobing superbright LED in the dash... LED aligned to hit the driver in the eye. If the sensor detects excessive heat it will sound the alarm, flash the LED and shut the fuel flow off at the tank and pump (no harm in redundancy). It could also be set-up to activate a built-in extinguisher system.
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