Date:         Fri, 1 Apr 2005 12:54:31 -0800
Reply-To:     Marc Sayer <marcsayer@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Marc Sayer <marcsayer@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
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As a racer I have seen exactly what a fire extinguisher can and can't
do. If you are depending on a dry chem to put out a gasoline fire in an
engine, odds are you are wasting your time. I have seen 3 10ABC's dumped
(correctly) on an engine gasoline fire without hardly making a dent in
it. Just a word to the wise that having a small extinguisher can often
give more emotional support than it can real fire suppression. Even an
onboard fire system will often fail to completely extinguish a gasoline
fire. But if you want to make a real try at stopping an engine fire,
especially on an FI engine, this is the only real chance you'll have.
Plus you do not need to open the engine bay to use it, which really
helps suppress the fire more effectively.


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Marc Sayer
Journalist, Photographer, Dog Trainer (APDT member #062956)
Director of Operations & Training - Deaf Dane Rescue Inc.
Springfield, OR USA

My Homepage - http://gracieland.org

Deaf Dane Rescue Homepage - http://gracieland.org/DaneRescue/





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