Reminder to get a fire exstinguisher in your car!

[Vegas69]

It is very possible I would have lost my car today if it wasn't for having a fire exstinguisher handy. Took my car into ATS and on hard decel the engine flooded and wouldn't refire. The unspent fuel caught on fire in the header collector. Thankfully I remembered to bring it along and Tyler also came running with his and we got it out right away. Buy yourself one today and put it in your car! I was very fortunate but things could have turned out much different. Bad luck but also good luck that it's not on the way to the junk yard right now.

[Steve1968LS2]

And for the sake of your car buy a good one. The money you spend on a halon type unit will pay off big time if you ever have to use it.


Glad this ended well for you!


Steven

[awr68]

Damn Todd that was close!! Glad it turned out fine in the end! How bad will the clean up be? When we had a kitchen fire I unloaded a fire exstinguisher and was able to put out the fire....but DAMN was it messy!!

[XcYZ]

Yep, I have one in the car. You just never know... and it may not be your car, it could be a friends. :thumbsup:

[skatinjay27]

damn that f'in scary!!! good thing you guy caught it quick how was the drive over there though:unibrow:
is he doing the exhaust now? did you decide on dumps or over the axel?
glad no damage was cuased.

[Vegas69]

Damn Todd that was close!! Glad it turned out fine in the end! How bad will the clean up be? When we had a kitchen fire I unloaded a fire exstinguisher and was able to put out the fire....but DAMN was it messy!!

Nothing a few hours of elbow grease won't fix. Have a couple wiring harnesses that the mesh melted on but the wires look fine. What size would you guys recommend? 2.5 pound?

[Vegas69]

damn that f'in scary!!! good thing you guy caught it quick how was the drive over there though:unibrow:
is he doing the exhaust now? did you decide on dumps or over the axel?
glad no damage was cuased.

It will be all stainless over the axle. The drive was great! I hadn't calibrated my speedo and my buddy said I was going 90-100 on I 15 South of town. Car drives absoutely awesome. Talked to Frank and he thinks a peice of debris from all my fuel plumbing is playing with my needle and seat. I noticed under hard braking it would try to die on me on other test rides. Never actually died on me though. Going to make sure my float levels are correct and clean out the carb. This wouldn't of happened with exhaust on the car. Just to much pride to trailer it but it almost cost me a bundle. I still can't believe it.

[Steve1968LS2]

Nothing a few hours of elbow grease won't fix. Have a couple wiring harnesses that the mesh melted on but the wires look fine. What size would you guys recommend? 2.5 pound?

I have a Safecraft 2.5-lb unit mounted in front of my passenger's seat. Like I said, get a good one. The dry chem ones can cause more damage than the fire. lol

[Teetoe_Jones]

I've never ran so fast in my life. I heard the car coming about a block away and stepped out side to watch the approach. When he went to re-fire the car after the stall flames shot out from the headers and lit the under body right up. I swore that I would burn my arms to try and save the car if need be. I'm glad it only got some yellow powder on it and Todd lost some wiring insulation near his TKO 600 wiring. Other than a new element for his air cleaner, the car came away mostly unharmed. I had visions of us watching the car burn to the ground and I'm super grateful that it didn't. He will be detailing a once flawless engine compartment for months and will probably find fire extinguisher dust for the next 8 years.

Tyler

[Vegas69]

Tyler, thank you for your quick thinking and helping me put out the flames. I think things could of been much worse without the dueling extinguishers. My good buddy Ben that was following let me know right away as well. That sks undercoating holds up to the heat!!! Glad I didn't paint the floors!

[V8TV]

Glad to hear it wasn't a catastrophe... even though it was a mess! We've got some H3R halon ones at the shop and in our cars. Halon makes no mess, but not cheap. I guess cheaper than the hours spent cleaning up the powder kind. Halon is no longer made thanks to EPA regs, so these are all reclaimed units, causing the price crazyness. Interesting FAQ about the stuff:

http://h3rcleanagents.com/support_faq_2.htm#q1

[Vegas69]

I have a Safecraft 2.5-lb unit mounted in front of my passenger's seat. Like I said, get a good one. The dry chem ones can cause more damage than the fire. lol

Always been in the plans to mount one to the roll bar. The interior still needs finished so it was coming. I planned to buy a Halon like I have seen you discuss in the past.

[Steve1968LS2]

Always been in the plans to mount one to the roll bar. The interior still needs finished so it was coming. I planned to buy a Halon like I have seen you discuss in the past.

I have the template for a cool mount to the front of the passengers seat. It's a handy and out of the way location. Let me know.

You'll be glad you spent the extra on a Halon type if you ever need to use it.

[Vegas69]

Steve I'll give that some thought. What do you think about these?http://www.jegs.com/p/H3R/761128/10002/-1

[David]

At least nobody got hurt. :)

[7TSS]

Glad there was no injury or major damage.

Speaking of extinguishers, this is a great alternative to using halon or dry chemical. I saw this on Trucks when Stacy David was the host. You can use it in a pressurized water extinguisher. The only drawback for some is that it is a liquid....but better than a raging fire. :yes:

http://www.coldfirewest.com/

[zbugger]

Steve I'll give that some thought. What do you think about these?http://www.jegs.com/p/H3R/761128/10002/-1

When I worked at Goodies, we got a bunch of those in and were selling them for less than Summit or Jeg's. I do believe they were the 2.5lb versions. You could give them a call and see if they still have any left. And yeah, they were Halon. That's something I'm DEFINITELY gonna get for my car.

[GPI]

Yikes, I never even heard the car run and your trying to burn it down!!! Glad to hear it all worked out ok in the end.