In a message dated 4/2/05 3:09:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO writes:
> The brownish fiberglass in the vehicle panels caught my attention because > of > a recent thing about an aircraft fire several years ago. Turns out it is > the same stuff. When new it is fireproof, at the age it is in our vans it > is not fireproof any longer. It can ignite at a very low temp and then > smolder to a higher hotter temperature. > > you burned some of the fiberglass sideskirts?? :<( did you torch the engine lid? chris |
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