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Subject:Re: fire extinguishers
From:David Brodbeck
Date:Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:25:14 -0400

On Sat, 31 Aug 2002, George Thorburn wrote:

> The fresh air for a vanagon motor comes down the right side of the van
> and enters the air cleaner in a space separated from the actual engine
> bay.  How would CO2 in the engine bay kill the motor?  Just wondering?

Guess it wouldn't, then.  I've never seen a gasoline Vanagon engine bay,
and hadn't been aware of that seperation.  I have a diesel and there's no
seperation between the intake and the engine bay.

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