West Marine sells fuel detectors for gasoline powered boats. We have one on our inboard gas sailboat. These things even have a cutoff option. So, install one in the engine compartment, and connect it to your fuel pump (assuming fuel injection). If fumes are detected, it shuts down your fuel pump. $100 on sale. I don't have one in our Vanagons, 'cause both are biodiesel. Just try to get biodiesel to burn!!! ;) Jon On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, John Brush wrote: > Still waiting for the more highly motivated and skilled among us to come up > with a detector that would mount in the engine compartment, or on underside > of the rear deck lid, that would monitor for flames, or an unusual increase > in heat output. > > Obviously, the fuel needs to be cut off, and the occupants notified as soon > as possible. By the time one sees the flames through the deck, or out the > bottom, its probably too late. > > I know it could be done. Exactly how, is up for debate :-) > > John > |
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