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1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start
Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and
month and ... If you worry about a backfire and a carb fire, keep an old blanket, like an old moving quilt, and simply throw it on and smother the fire. "Maddog" > wrote in message nk.net... > Keep a fire extinguisher close by..a backfire can really wreck your day... |
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1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start
In article et>,
"Tom in Missouri" > wrote: > Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and > month and ... Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day for so long? Here's waving to ya - \|||| Owen ___ '67BB & '72BB -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is original posting -- ___ "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring." -- Ann Hayman Zwinger |
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1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start
Depending on the extinguisher, the chemicals in it are highly corrosive to
carburetors and wiring. You need to get it washed off ASAP. If not, you can be in for a bunch of electrical problems and your carb can be really screwed up. And some of them become like plaster when mixed with water, so cleanup can be a hassle. This is why Halon was used in most electronics facilities and in road racing for years, until it became hard to get. "Barking Rats" > wrote in message ... > In article et>, > "Tom in Missouri" > wrote: > >> Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and >> month and ... > > Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day > for so long? > > Here's waving to ya - \|||| > > Owen > ___ > > '67BB & '72BB > > -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is > original posting -- > ___ > > "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring." > -- Ann Hayman Zwinger |
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1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start
In article .net>,
"Tom in Missouri" > wrote: > Depending on the extinguisher, the chemicals in it are highly corrosive to > carburetors and wiring. You need to get it washed off ASAP. If not, you > can be in for a bunch of electrical problems and your carb can be really > screwed up. And some of them become like plaster when mixed with water, so > cleanup can be a hassle. > > This is why Halon was used in most electronics facilities and in road racing > for years, until it became hard to get. Thanks for explaining it, Tom. Here's waving to ya - \|||| Owen ___ '67BB & '72BB -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is original posting -- ___ "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring." -- Ann Hayman Zwinger |
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1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start
Only use a extinguisher if it's Halon type.
The sulfer/powder types will reek havoc with your engine components. A Blanket is the way to go for carb backfires. (disclaimer: Not Michael Jackson's kid!) LOL Barking Rats wrote: >In article et>, > "Tom in Missouri" > wrote: > > > >>Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and >>month and ... >> >> > >Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day >for so long? > >Here's waving to ya - \|||| > >Owen >___ > >'67BB & '72BB > >-- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is >original posting -- >___ > >"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring." > -- Ann Hayman Zwinger > > -- Ric Seyler Online Racing: RicSeyler GPL Handicap 6.35 http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~ricseyler remove -SPAM- from email address -------------------------------------- "Homer no function beer well without." - H.J. Simpson |
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