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> Cheap fire insurance that works, Every teener needs this...unless your's is electric
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post May 26 2016, 08:41 PM
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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.

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You can find the demo here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kswau1mGBE8).
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post May 26 2016, 09:12 PM
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Very interesting .... thanks for sharing
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post May 26 2016, 09:40 PM
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I re member seeing this before. Excellent idea. How nuch and where did you buy it
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post May 26 2016, 09:47 PM
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Interesting product, but I think I will stick to my Fire Extinguisher.
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post May 26 2016, 09:48 PM
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I re member seeing this before. Excellent idea. How nuch and where did you buy it



Amazon. $ 128.00
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post May 27 2016, 12:05 PM
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Got one on order. Thanks
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post May 27 2016, 01:23 PM
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QUOTE(db9146 @ May 26 2016, 06:41 PM) *

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) ).



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

Seems like an ideal mounting location. Unless the fire is somewhere else. Advantage is you don't have to get close to the burning and it goes off soon and it doesn't hit you in the cabin. Nice.
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post May 27 2016, 01:33 PM
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post May 27 2016, 02:13 PM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BlazeCut-Automatic...r-/131720947214
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post May 27 2016, 03:15 PM
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I post this video before .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kswau1mGBE8 - Video Tube for YouTube - iPhone/iPad
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post May 27 2016, 03:51 PM
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Thanks for sharing! Nice and simple product, I like how it works automatically without anyone needing to get out a fire extinguisher or pull a fire cord. Smart idea.
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post May 27 2016, 03:56 PM
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FYI, the link for ebay is for 3', looks like the poster is using a 6' system.
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post May 27 2016, 04:58 PM
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Thanks for posting this! It's something you need that you didn't know existed. Immediately ordering one.
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post May 27 2016, 05:06 PM
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Almost seems too good to be so easy....... .HHmmmm....... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

...... still wondering why this is not more well-known.

Seems like I need (2).

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post May 27 2016, 06:14 PM
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Where you you put the second one?
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post Sep 6 2016, 02:00 PM
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I actually ordered a 3 meter unit and looped it around some. It fits just fine.
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post Sep 7 2016, 06:47 AM
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Looks like a good solution for the type of fire demonstrated in the video. I would not rely on it exclusively, though. The only engine fire I experienced was in a 1967 VW Bus (21 Window - boy I wish I still had that car!). The fire was small and probably would not have set this system off.

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post Sep 7 2016, 08:28 AM
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What a great idea! Why didn't I think of that!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kswau1mGBE8
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post Sep 7 2016, 08:42 AM
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Dang that's good stuff. Gas fires are so hard to put out and the metal warps very quickly. Could save your car (and your garage/house maybe). By the time you realize what's up the hose would have already exploded in many cases.
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post Sep 7 2016, 10:54 AM
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Cheap insurance. I imagine those work by displacing the oxygen. Great for a bus where the engine is enclosed. But would it work for a 914 with a big engine grill?

Its one of those things that cant hurt, but would it really stop a fire in a 914? Or is the bay in a 914 enclosed enough that enough oxygen would be displaced for long enough?

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