Fire Extinguishers?
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Le Mans Master
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Fire Extinguishers?
Anyone carry a fire extinguisher in their car? If so, any special type recommended?
I've seen cars (on more than one occasion) sit at the side of the road while their engine was on fire. The owner was helpless and just watched it burn.
I've seen cars (on more than one occasion) sit at the side of the road while their engine was on fire. The owner was helpless and just watched it burn.
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Burning Brakes
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I was a member of a Corvette Club 6 or 7 years ago when I lived in the Texas Panhandle. When they had their annual car shows, a requirement was to have a first aid kit and a fire extinguisher in the car. Without them, you immediately lost points. I decided to keep them in the car, show or no show, from that point on.
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And on the convertible side we have... ???
Any ideas on where to store the extinguisher?
Elmer
Any ideas on where to store the extinguisher?
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The only thing I can recommend, after having tried to extinguish an engine bay fire in an unfortunate motorist's vehicle, is to carry as big an extinguisher as is practical. I had only a small size extinguisher (approx. 14" by 3 1/2 ") and it just didn't contain enough flame suppressant to shut off the oxygen to the fire. I could knock the flames down, but just couldn't get them to stop flaring up again. The fire department eventually arrived and filled everything up with water, but by then the damage was considerable.
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Melting Slicks
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Just a tip for anyone who may wish to install any type of bracket behind the driver's seat. Do NOT drill any holes into the floor pan or carpeted area that exists behind the seats. A member here once posted that he drilled some holes there and wound up drilling into one of the fuel tanks which apparently sit immediately behind that area. OUCH.
Many kits exist that allow you to mount the extinguisher at the front edge of the seats near the floor.. under your knees basically. The advantage here is that you will be able to get your hands on it lightning fast when needed.
Many kits exist that allow you to mount the extinguisher at the front edge of the seats near the floor.. under your knees basically. The advantage here is that you will be able to get your hands on it lightning fast when needed.
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Racer
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I'm with you. If it catches fire, let it burn. Who wants the aggravation of bringing the smoking mess back to original condition. Let it burn ... right down to the ground. That's what insurance is for.
Melting Slicks
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In many cases a fire may begin "small" and you would easily have time to extinguish it before it would do massive damage. I don't know about you guys, but I LOVE my car, as is, and I sure as heck don't plan to sit and watch it burn to the ground if I have an opportunity to kill a fire before major damage occurs.
Plus, good luck getting adequately compensated by the insurance company. You'll take a nice loss in any case if the car burns... losing the car will cost a lot more than having to replace a few harnesses under the hood.
To each his own, but I'm going to do whatever I possibly can to save the car unless of course it is already very badly damaged... in that case, break out the marshmellows.
Carrying an extinguisher could easily save the car you know and love, and save you lots of $ in the long run.
But if you're looking for a good excuse to upgrade to a newer Vette, that's another story.
Plus, good luck getting adequately compensated by the insurance company. You'll take a nice loss in any case if the car burns... losing the car will cost a lot more than having to replace a few harnesses under the hood.
To each his own, but I'm going to do whatever I possibly can to save the car unless of course it is already very badly damaged... in that case, break out the marshmellows.
Carrying an extinguisher could easily save the car you know and love, and save you lots of $ in the long run.
But if you're looking for a good excuse to upgrade to a newer Vette, that's another story.
Racer
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In many cases a fire may begin "small" and you would easily have time to extinguish it before it would do massive damage. I don't know about you guys, but I LOVE my car, as is, and I sure as heck don't plan to sit and watch it burn to the ground if I have an opportunity to kill a fire before major damage occurs.
Plus, good luck getting adequately compensated by the insurance company. You'll take a nice loss in any case if the car burns... losing the car will cost a lot more than having to replace a few harnesses under the hood.
To each his own, but I'm going to do whatever I possibly can to save the car unless of course it is already very badly damaged... in that case, break out the marshmellows.
Carrying an extinguisher could easily save the car you know and love, and save you lots of $ in the long run.
But if you're looking for a good excuse to upgrade to a newer Vette, that's another story.
Plus, good luck getting adequately compensated by the insurance company. You'll take a nice loss in any case if the car burns... losing the car will cost a lot more than having to replace a few harnesses under the hood.
To each his own, but I'm going to do whatever I possibly can to save the car unless of course it is already very badly damaged... in that case, break out the marshmellows.
Carrying an extinguisher could easily save the car you know and love, and save you lots of $ in the long run.
But if you're looking for a good excuse to upgrade to a newer Vette, that's another story.