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Re: Car fire extinguishers
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2020, 03:23:58 PM »
Friend of mine popped the hood, pulled off the air cleaner,  and threw sand on the fire.
 He spent about 2X as much on carburetor work as he did on burned wires.    ;D
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Re: Car fire extinguishers
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2020, 06:51:39 AM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 05, 2020, 09:38:49 AM
Frank. It works on Class D as well for when your aluminum block catches.

I didn't know that, but I wouldn't even try to put it out if the block started burning. If I get out unscathed, cool. 8) If I can keep the interior or a short under the hood from going up in flames, even better. Anything else is beyond my capabilities. I probably know a little more than the average person about putting out fires. And I know I don't have enough fire extinguishers to put out an engine fire in my truck or any fire in someone else's vehicle once it gets going good. It's one of those situations where seconds count and someone can't show up a couple minutes later with a fire extinguisher to save the day. Like when when you need a gun right now, not in a few minutes.
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Re: Car fire extinguishers
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2020, 06:53:25 AM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 05, 2020, 03:23:58 PM
Friend of mine popped the hood, pulled off the air cleaner,  and threw sand on the fire.
 He spent about 2X as much on carburetor work as he did on burned wires.    ;D

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""It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even his personal services to the defence of it, and consequently that the Citizens of America (with a few legal and official exceptions) from 18 to 50 Years of Age should be borne on the Militia Rolls, provided with uniform Arms, and so far accustomed to the use of them, that the Total strength of the Country might be called forth at a Short Notice on any very interesting Emergency." - George Washington. Letter to Alexander Hamilton, Friday, May 02, 1783

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Re: Car fire extinguishers
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2020, 07:01:27 AM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on November 05, 2020, 03:23:58 PM
Friend of mine popped the hood, pulled off the air cleaner,  and threw sand on the fire.
 He spent about 2X as much on carburetor work as he did on burned wires.    ;D

That's always been my beef with these dry chemical fire extinguishers. They make more of a mess than the fire. Halon is so much better.
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Re: Car fire extinguishers
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2020, 07:28:22 AM »
Halon is awesome. As long as you aren't stuck in an an enclosed space with it, like a tank, or a server room.
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