DeTomaso Mailing List: May 1997, Message #221
     



From: "Steve Liebenow" <steve.liebenow@eur.ericsson.com>

Subject: Halon Fire Extinguishers-Ca

Date: 8 May 1997 08:57:43 -0800



FYI,

Note an experience of a friend:  He was happily tuning on his 348 =

tripower and somehow got the thing on fire. Picture him beating out the =

fire with a shop rag, open end wrench, anything he could find. Engine =

still running.....  Good neighbor comes running up with Halon =

extinguisher... friend yells NO! just as the neighbor pulls the trigger =

and extinguishes the fire....   Well, he extinguished the engine too..... =

Seems Halon doesn't like to be compressed along with aluminum (pistons). =

Needless to say, piston meltdown required a new engine....  bad =

neighbor..no biscuit!

Anybody else heard of this? I know that Halon is good for computer =

rooms, but I wonder if a better alternative may be available to halon =

and/or the white mess... for our cars??  Can't remember what the third =

type of extinguisher was.... help me!!

Or, do you simply remember (force yourself) to turn off the motor!?

I always figured you could do like in the movies... airplane on fire, =

captain yells dive, dive! Fire goes out... happy ending....  So, just go =

faster 'till the flames go out, you run out of gas, or you hit the CHP =

tire puncture strips.... :-)

Steve

-too much horsepower for sale-

(cumulative thing.... 'cumulated too many of 'em!)