Date:         Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:50:37 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?
Comments: To: Chris Paquette <cxp360@GMAIL.COM>
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The fire extinguishers were standard equipment in a Westy.
However you should deviate from stock with that itty bitty teeny weeney fire
extinguisher and get a decent sized unit that might actually be good for
fighting a grease fire or engine bay fire.
They are mounted to the upright column down low behind the battery box on
the passenger side. Most times they are about an inch above the floor.


Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com
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From: "Chris Paquette" <cxp360@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:36 PM
Subject: Westy Fire Extinguisher: Size? Type?


> Went through and read quite a bit in the archives about fire
> extinguishers, but couldn't find the answer to this question: What
> type (AB, ABC, etc.) and size fire extinguisher is typically mounted
> in a Westy? Didn't they come as standard equipment on new models? If
> so, what type and size was it?
>
> My '88 doesn't have one and I'm about to rectify that. I think a good
> place to mount the bracket would be on the battery compartment on the
> floor behind the passenger's seat, just forward of the sliding door.
>
> I'm looking at a 2.5 pound Type ABC (dry chemical), but am unsure
> whether the mounting bracket will fit properly in that space, so I'm
> also curious about how to match the original equipment. Also, any
> specific recommendations would be welcome.
>
>
> Chris Paquette
> '88 Westy, "Rocinante"
>
>
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