Well said Larry!
Luckily, I was able once to help a guy stranded on the side of the road with an
engine fire in his XKE - because I had my extinguisher in the car!
And several years ago we put out an engine fire in a F150 pickup/camper when a
friend & I set out for a 2 week fishing trip in the Rockies. Again luckily -
because we had a couple of good extinguishers - we were able to save 99% of the
engine and only delayed our trip by a day to get the engine rewired and install a
new air cleaner.
An oil line split and sprayed the exhaust manifold in that one too! So it's not
just the Mopars that like to self emulate!
Don't leave home without one!
Brian
D500s in MI
Larry Jett wrote:
> Today the power steering high pressure hose split on the 300F, sprayed ATF on
> the exhaust manifold and started a glorious fire. Fortunately I was parking
> and have the Halon fire extinguisher always in the console and ready. No
> damage to the car because of prompt attention. THIS IS THE SECOND MOPAR FIRE
> I'VE HAD FOR THIS REASON!!! If your hoses are 10 years old, or you don't
> know how old they are, please consider replacing them as a routine
> maintenance item. I'd also make sure all of your cars have a fire
> extinguiser readily available. Lucky Larry
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