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

[db9146]

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).

[Mikey914]

I'm playing around with a 914 specific version of these, I'll post as soon as I get it done. Should be just a few days. The real issue I can see is that we may have more airflow and that most of us have rain trays.
That and they're not all that "cheap"

[oakdalecurtis]

I'm playing around with a 914 specific version of these, I'll post as soon as I get it done. Should be just a few days. The real issue I can see is that we may have more airflow and that most of us have rain trays.
That and they're not all that "cheap"

I just ordered mine. I guess "cheap" is relative. No rain tray in my car for cooler running, so installation should be easy peasy. I've already experienced a bad fuel leak once, fortunately no fire, but it made a great story though. I wrote about it on the thread linked below, on the last post at the bottom of the page , next to the yellow 914 avatar, if you would like to read an unbelievable 914 gas leak story:

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=287908

I'd rather replace a few engine parts if this extinguisher is ever activated, than go up like a roman candle. Almost been there, done that!