Fire Estinguisher in burning car = Bomb

 

Sure do. I had a standard red one for years now they come short or long in chrome. Short one is about 6 inch & the long about 9, I have one of each. (I was playing w/the wiring in my 79 & it caught fire).

Glad to hear of your fast action & no damage to the vette or yourself.

 

I'm gonna keep mine in a holster on my leg...

 

Quick draw McGraw there, you can tell he's from Texas......

 

Small (2 1/2lb) and chrome. Halotron.

 

I keep a small one in my storage box

 

More of a bomb when the heat gets to it

 

I want one available to me in the car for when I'm out driving, but where can it be mounted so it isn't a danger IF the car catches on fire with it in there, so no exploding extinguishers add to the damage bill...

 

I purchased and had an extinguisher and mount installed by Scott (80 or 81 vette) from Sarasota back when he was selling them and the shark bar. It is mounted in front of the passenger seat. Seat is pushed all the way back to accomodate. It's red like the rest of my '80 L48 and is of the type that isn't corrosive (doesn't cause more damage while putting out the fire). I also keep a larger extinguisher in my house for the fireplace.

NOTE to self: Get a couple shop extinguishers to hang on the garage/workshop walls in case I can't get in the '80 C3 fast enough...

 

I also have to get one for the car. I do like the passenger seat mount, except for the fact the seat has to all the way back. It's been awhile since i had the seat(s) out. Is it possible to buy or make a monut the would attach to the seat and move with it?

I bought one for the garage at the same time I bought a welder. I wouldn't consider welding without one.

 

I would imagine adding a bracket of some kind to the seat track would be easiest, so it moved with the seat.

But, now that I think about it...I never EVER moved either seats up in my Vettes. I wonder how often others do it.

 

I don't do it much but it is easier to put the beer cooler in with the seat moved forward.

 

When I bought my 66 bb roadster, my neaighbor who was a vette guy, was over in half an hour with a fire extinguisher gift. I have always ahd one in my vettes since then. Only used them twice.

Regular brake fluid is flammable as is power steering fluid. I was fireaxing some frozen caliper bolts and sparks set the brake fluid puddle under my car on fire. The other occasion was when a poorly routed battery cable shorted to the exhaust manifold and lit up the oil drippings on the engine. I got really lucky on that one because I had just pulled into my garage and walked into the house in a hurry (Bio break) and left the door to the garage open. I heard the arcing of the battery cable to the manifold as I stepped out of the WC. I stepped into the garage to see what was going on and saw flames under the car. (PO Bubba had moved the battery location, and had not tended to numerous oil leaks) If I had gone in the house and shut the door, grabbed a beer and flipped on the TV. I would have lost two Vettes and the house.

Keep an extinguisher handy
Orville

 

I've said this before, but I'll gladly say it again:

Keep in mind that your typical 4" diameter by 14" tall extinguisher only has about 10 seconds worth of foam in it. When you're dealing with a "near panic" situation like your freekin' Vette on fire, you can easily use half that time just getting it pointed where it needs to be. There is also a tendancy to concentrate on the big exciting flames, and not notice the peripheral flames in the back or under the car (or whatever it is) until the extinguisher runs out of foam. Been there, done that.

Tip #2: Get a fire blanket for the shop. I have an old moving van blanket, about 4' x 6'. You don't want an old fuzzy oil soaked bed blanket. I keep it rolled up in a 6" tube on the wall where I can immediatly pull it out-shake it open-throw it on the car (or rags, or person, or whatever) to smother the fire. No it won't work for a big spreading fire, but for a small carb or rag fire or the like, it works fine. Been there, done that too. A great advantage of the blanket is that when the fire is out, you just get back to work: you don't have that godawful foam s**t everywhere to clean up.

In conclusion: Get several extinguishers, get a couple larger ones for the shop. Mount them in a permanent place where they won't be blocked by crap, but are easily visible & reachable. Remember, it may well be the paperboy riding down the street who's the one running in to put out the fire while you're in the bathroom for just a minute. And get a fire blanket, too.

John

 

That's too much trouble. Screw it and let it all burn...

 

And make sure that the extinguisher is rated A,B,C, too.

Note to self: I need a fire extinguisher!

 

I just found a coupld medium sized red power extinguishers in the back of the garage. Is it more worth it to have them re-charged or to buy new ones?

 

Are they dry powder cos MAN, they make a God awful mess. If they are, I'd leave em at the back of the garage. I'm gonna get a Co2 extinguisher.

I might just brave town on this fine Ramadan morning and get one today...

 

If I can just hijack the thread for a second, Paul67, that is a STUNNING looking car. Very nice indeed...

 

Thanks Saudi. It's my summer hobby. Expensive but nevertheless very enjoyable. We had frost here this morning so the driving season is almost finished. Almost time for winter storage. The summer passed so quickly....