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It's the R12 versus R134 thing all over again and for the same reasons
Good point though. FE-36, Halotron and the other clean agent alternatives are still far better than drychem.
lesson learned... buy a fire extinguisher
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It's the R12 versus R134 thing all over again and for the same reasons
Good point though. FE-36, Halotron and the other clean agent alternatives are still far better than drychem.
jetjock;1776482 said:It's the R12 versus R134 thing all over again and for the same reasons
Good point though. FE-36, Halotron and the other clean agent alternatives are still far better than drychem.
So then the Cleanguard is the easier to source alternative then? Someone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I've heard of some countries (Japan comes to mind here for some reason) that REQUIRE a fire extinguisher be kept in the car, as well as a small first aid kit, flares, etc...
I wasnt satisfied with the units from walmart. I went to a local place and got this guy for $40. We'll worth it.
I know the british isles require you to have 'proper emergency and safety' equipment in your car at all times. IIRC they even check for it during inspections.
This is per my sisters boyfriend who is from there.
This is per my sisters boyfriend who is from there.
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I learned the same lesson about two years ago. My fire was started by the EGR coolant plate. The kid I bought the car from halfway deleted the EGR system, forgot the block off plate. The cooler plate corroded out and caught a small 90 deg. bend coolant hose on the back of the block on fire... I managed to control the fire with a tshirt until a rollback stopped with a fire extinguisher. I feel for you man, and it looks like you have a hell of alot more damage than I did... Although after soldering every wire in the wiring harness back together, only to have a crank/no start sucked. Then the pulling of the head to replace the head gasket and seeing the damage to the cylinder walls and the warped head... Then sourcing a JDM 7MGTE lol. So I guess it ended up being pretty bad... Hope you get everything cleaned up and the car into working order soon enough. Good luck!
i have been thinking... im running a holset setup and have a 4inch downpipe that i wrapped with some exhaust wrap from jegs. what if oil got splashed or sprayed onto the heat wrap and then once enough got on it, it caught fire? does that sound reasonable. i dont want to get my nice new megasquirt installed and burn the harness to peices again lol
Thank God nothing bad happen to you and i'm glad a good samaritan help you or else your Supra will be total lost.
Yes, I already bought a small fire extinguisher for the car and haven't used these for years. I'm not sure what is the lifespan and should we top-up frequently. Hope this can be used if i encounter this type of scenario.
Yes, I already bought a small fire extinguisher for the car and haven't used these for years. I'm not sure what is the lifespan and should we top-up frequently. Hope this can be used if i encounter this type of scenario.