I know a few years back when the wiring harness on my newport went up,
carrying a fire extinguisher with me was the only thing that saved the
rest of the car, although the harness was shot, that was the only
problem-it did ruin the date I was on at the time though....
~dave
(in beautiful worcester, mass)
'61 Newport
'67 Kaiser M-715
'55 Windsor Wagon
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, brian wrote:
> 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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