In the process of trying to find the price of the sonic-x, I came across what appear to be reasonably priced fire suppression systems. See http://www.blrmotorsports.com/safety.htm Is this something our list vendors should be selling? John Lauterbach '84 7-passenger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Lilley" <RClilleyjr@COX.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 3:59 PM Subject: Use this for fire saftey... AND eliminate the fire hazzard...
> http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/sonic-x.htm > > > > This is a mat that does not burn. You can put it over the engine hatch, > under the carpet, to prevent fires from getting into the interior. > > > > You can also take the material off the engine hatch and put the mat on the > engine hatch, then add a layer of heat reflective on top to block engine > heat from entering into the interior from the engine hatch. The burn proof > material will keep the hatch from burning and fueling the fire. Adding a > fuel shut off switch tied into a heat sensor would keep the fuel from being > added to the fire. > > > > You could also use a fuel line covering to protect the fuel line from an > actual fire. > > > > http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/red-hot_sleeving.htm > > > > When I had my 73 T4 2.0L engine drop a valve while doing 70, it caught the > fire wall foam engine seal on fire. I had put the fuel line in a plastic > covering. The covering burned and started to burn the cloth covering off > the fuel line buy the time I put the fire out. > > > > I am currently looking for a fuel line that does not rot as the rubber ones > do over time. Therefore, the fuel lines would not be a problem and a future > hazardous candidate for fueling a fire. > > > > > > Robert |
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