I would say that by the time a fire was burning the hatch supports, you
would already have bigger problems to worry about than fumes...
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: John Brush <jbrush@AROS.NET>
> Reply-To: jbrush@AROS.NET
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:38:53 -0700
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: EVERYONE READ THIS..hatch strut supports
>
>>>
>> But doesn't that PVC pipe give off poisonous fumes when it catches fire
>
> It does, but you can easiliy install a smoke detector that will turn on a
> red light on the dashboard to let you know if it catches
> fire.............
>