how to prevent engine fires
Originally posted by InsaneGideon
Water isn't. Propylene glycol IS.
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Water isn't. Propylene glycol IS.
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It's not Mazda man. As you can see, any car is suspectible to it.
In out case we happen to be utilizing an engine that produces greater heat than a piston engine of same displacement. In addition, turbo chargers increase the heat further.
In out case we happen to be utilizing an engine that produces greater heat than a piston engine of same displacement. In addition, turbo chargers increase the heat further.
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Just retired from Forestry. To light backfires they had a machine slung under a helicopter that fired ping pong *****. These start out (in the shop) by drilling a hole in them and adding some oxydizer crystals (potassium permanganate) then taping the hole shut. The machine injects a few ccs of glycol and spits them out. 30 sec. later they explode in flames. Used to love watching them test the thing. Yes, glycol is very flameable. 
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ok i know this will sound really stupid, but wouldnt it be a good idea to mount some sort of fire detector in the engine compartment? maybe wired to a light or speaker in the pass. compartment?? just a thought since our cars are prone to fire (like the pontiac fiero hahaha)
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Originally posted by RotorMotor
ok i know this will sound really stupid, but wouldnt it be a good idea to mount some sort of fire detector in the engine compartment? maybe wired to a light or speaker in the pass. compartment?? just a thought since our cars are prone to fire (like the pontiac fiero hahaha)
ok i know this will sound really stupid, but wouldnt it be a good idea to mount some sort of fire detector in the engine compartment? maybe wired to a light or speaker in the pass. compartment?? just a thought since our cars are prone to fire (like the pontiac fiero hahaha)
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Originally posted by DaedelGT
Don't breath Halon for the love of all that is holy, please. It will suffocate you.
Don't breath Halon for the love of all that is holy, please. It will suffocate you.
The halon system is a great idea, and if it's relatively easy to get and install, it's probably not a bad choice to help save your FD. I'll worry about that after I've got more **** done to my car to warrant this...my car will only see the track a few times a year until I can get my finances under control, but once it's seeing the track on a monthly basis, that's when I'd call it time to get the fire suppression system.
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I get that
I was more concerned with the fact that someone had posted that Halon was breathable, but if I remember correctly, it bonds with oxygen somehow to remove part of the equation nescesary for a fire, which also happens to suffocate you
I was more concerned with the fact that someone had posted that Halon was breathable, but if I remember correctly, it bonds with oxygen somehow to remove part of the equation nescesary for a fire, which also happens to suffocate you
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