Cheap fire insurance that works, Every teener needs this...unless your's is electric Options

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I have no financial incentive but I hate to see someone's pride and joy go up in flames (unless there's a really good insurance sett.....never mind (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ).

Running carbs on my -6 has caused me more times than I can count to think about the likelihood of a fire one day. I saw this on a member's car here I believe and so I investigated it and it sure seems like a good idea to me.

Its called BlazeCut and its a 7/8" plastic tube of fire retardant liquid that when subjected to fire, bursts releasing the liquid which immediately becomes a gas and extinguished the fire, leaving no trace to harm paint, electricals, etc.

Where the tubing comes in contact with the supports on the underside of the lid, I wrapped some of the self-fusing rubber tape to provide some abrasion protection and then used a number of zip-ties to anchor it securely to the lid. The springs don't have the umph to lift the lid as before but that's really no big deal as a trade-off for the protection.

There is a video of a demonstration on a VW bus on-line. I installed the 3 meter version on my -6 and feel a lot better about it.




You can find the demo here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kswau1mGBE8).

[db9146]

I actually ordered a 3 meter unit and looped it around some. It fits just fine.

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I actually ordered a 3 meter unit and looped it around some. It fits just fine.

Was that the choice you made based on their volume figure of 0.7 m3 for the 2m/6' versus ~1 m3 for the 3m/9'?

I don't have a clear idea of the volume of the engine bay. Looks like a 2m/6' in the images of the 911 and Bug - but hey, if you can fit a larger unit why not?

Does seem like a neat solution... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)