Date:         Tue, 3 Aug 2004 20:34:15 -0400
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Organization: J. H. Lautebach, Ph.D., DABT
Subject:      Re: Use this for fire saftey... AND eliminate the fire hazzard...
Comments: To: Robert Lilley <RClilleyjr@COX.NET>
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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
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>
>
> 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.
>
>
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> 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.
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>
> http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/red-hot_sleeving.htm
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> 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.
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>
> Robert