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    Quote Originally Posted by 4bee View Post
    Ah yes, or the old Soda Acid or Foam copper job with a lovely hose & nozzle. "Turn upside down to operate"

    Just the job I reckon, easy to store & carry.

    Good thinking 99.
    The old soda-acid water extinguisher is not a stored pressure type. It generates the pressure by reacting the acid. I was thinking of this.

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    Although I personally would not want to be spraying water onto a fuel or oil fire.

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    The only place I worry about fire is at sea, If my car started to burn I would simply walk away from it and collect the insurance.
    It's a bit difficult to do that on a boat.
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    Storie,here is one.

    Mate of mine probably 25yrs ago,had a V8 HX wagon with all the go fast bits.
    It was stolen,got it back,then his brother pranged it.

    His father always parked his pride and joy,an immaculate XJS under the house.
    My mate eventually was allowed to park the HX under the house while it was being fixed.Only needed a few bits,front bumper,nose cone,grill,lights,etc.

    The first night the Jag was parked in the driveway,it burnt to the ground,at 4.30 in the morning.
    Electrical fault was the cause.

    Just lucky it wasn't parked under the old Queenslander,where it was always parked,and had been for many years.
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    I'vw put out a few engine bay and battery box fires.

    First thing, have 2 Dry chem extinguishers and a water source.

    learn that you dont have to open the box or the bonnet to get the powder in there its your car so work out how you can grab the first extinqisher and where you can get the powder into the engine bay to get to what parts without opening the bonnet.

    Get the first extinquisher and get it into action quickly if you're lucky that will completely deal with the fire if not it will buy you some time to get a better plan going, IF you have to open the bonnet remember its going to be hot and if the fires not out completely will likely flare up when the bonnet opens and generally unless the wind is at your back the flames will spill out the front so if someone else is popping the bonnet latch and youre already reaching for the secondary catch release you're about to get burnt.

    if the vehicle has been in an accident its most likely the bonnet will have opened up away from the panels, aim in the hole, get as close as you can and have at it. once the bonnets open if you can see the battery have at the battery leads with (preferably the earth) with any long object aiming to pry it off of the terminal. Dont worry about damage just get the leads off, I promise you that unless the cable is too hot to handle you can rip an earth lead apart from the battery terminal with your bare hands. Dont reach into the bay if the bonnets part way down or on gas struts if you dont have a support on it. Keep yourself low and preferably along side and upwind of the bay.

    Oh, and have a portable coms with you a mobile or a hand held 2 way. grab it at the same time as the extinguisher.
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    Good stored pressure extinguisher is a bottle of coke. Better than water at smothering the base of a fire.
    You can use other soft drinks, and even (heaven forbid) beer - but I'd rather keep that for when you're standing around afterwards, doing a post-mortem on the fire.
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    Quote Originally Posted by trout1105 View Post
    The only place I worry about fire is at sea, If my car started to burn I would simply walk away from it and collect the insurance.
    It's a bit difficult to do that on a boat.
    I understand why you would think like this however for myself i have invested so much time into my discovery that it would probably bring a tear to my eye to see it go up in flames... perhaps i invest too much of myself in to vehicles.

    Quote Originally Posted by scarry View Post
    Storie,here is one.

    Mate of mine probably 25yrs ago,had a V8 HX wagon with all the go fast bits.
    It was stolen,got it back,then his brother pranged it.

    His father always parked his pride and joy,an immaculate XJS under the house.
    My mate eventually was allowed to park the HX under the house while it was being fixed.Only needed a few bits,front bumper,nose cone,grill,lights,etc.

    The first night the Jag was parked in the driveway,it burnt to the ground,at 4.30 in the morning.
    Electrical fault was the cause.

    Just lucky it wasn't parked under the old Queenslander,where it was always parked,and had been for many years.
    considering the way the "queenslander" houses are built (bloody love that name for a house), your mate was super lucky. Hope he bought a lotto ticket that day


    Quote Originally Posted by Blknight.aus View Post
    I'vw put out a few engine bay and battery box fires.

    First thing, have 2 Dry chem extinguishers and a water source.

    learn that you dont have to open the box or the bonnet to get the powder in there its your car so work out how you can grab the first extinqisher and where you can get the powder into the engine bay to get to what parts without opening the bonnet.

    Get the first extinquisher and get it into action quickly if you're lucky that will completely deal with the fire if not it will buy you some time to get a better plan going, IF you have to open the bonnet remember its going to be hot and if the fires not out completely will likely flare up when the bonnet opens and generally unless the wind is at your back the flames will spill out the front so if someone else is popping the bonnet latch and youre already reaching for the secondary catch release you're about to get burnt.

    if the vehicle has been in an accident its most likely the bonnet will have opened up away from the panels, aim in the hole, get as close as you can and have at it. once the bonnets open if you can see the battery have at the battery leads with (preferably the earth) with any long object aiming to pry it off of the terminal. Dont worry about damage just get the leads off, I promise you that unless the cable is too hot to handle you can rip an earth lead apart from the battery terminal with your bare hands. Dont reach into the bay if the bonnets part way down or on gas struts if you dont have a support on it. Keep yourself low and preferably along side and upwind of the bay.

    Oh, and have a portable coms with you a mobile or a hand held 2 way. grab it at the same time as the extinguisher.
    very good advice i can imagine. Opening the bonnet in many situations would create a perfect environment for oxygen to be quickly replenished. I have actually bought a pair of side cutter's that reside next to the battery for the scenario in which i need to cut the leads (be for whatever reason, fire, electrical fault etc).


    Quote Originally Posted by donh54 View Post
    Good stored pressure extinguisher is a bottle of coke. Better than water at smothering the base of a fire.
    You can use other soft drinks, and even (heaven forbid) beer - but I'd rather keep that for when you're standing around afterwards, doing a post-mortem on the fire.

    lol. Noted.

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    Folks i have now bought three different fire extinguishers for the disco. Call it overkill, i dont care, it is what it is. I will snap some photos tomorrow morning. I have also bought a pair of cheap side cutters that sit next to the battery in the event of a catastrophic electrical short. I still have plans of constructing a small pressurised 12V water system that is able to shoot a steady stream of water for a minute of two, the primary reason for the system will be for camping trips, the secondary reason for a fire event.

    A lot of this seems like overkill, and i can imagine that many people would argue that if i had actual faith in my diy vehicle modifications then i would not be worried about a fire, however my line of thinking is that what can go wrong will eventually go wrong. In the event that it goes wrong, i want to be prepared... almost like a challenge to myself to see how prepared i can be.


    I thank everyone for contributing to this thread. Hopefully passerby's can gain something from everyone's comments.

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    I think someone needs to go to a therapist to get some help for phobias .
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    These extinguishers are now Australian Standards approved and will be on the market very soon, if not already:
    Element Fire Extinguisher Sticks - Pat Callinan's 4X4 Adventures
    Fire Stryker

    I am going to add one to each of my vehicles as well as a small dry powder extinguisher.

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