Interesting thought on fire extinguishers but it's also not a bad idea to
keep a Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm in your van.
I managed to set of my Carbon Monoxide detector more than once trying to
stay warm in winter by warming up the coffee pot with the windows closed.
I guess it would tell the Air Cooled guys if their heater boxes are leaking
into the system.

Stan Wilder
Engine Ceramics
214-352-4931
www.engineceramics.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "jimt" <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: Fire extinguisher

That little extinguisher in the westy is to meet the requirements in the
RV/mobile home code in most countries of europe and the US for a kitchen,
not an engine fire.

Gave one of those little ones I had left in a parts bin away to a bug guy
this weekend.  I don�t use them.

My extinguisher is a 10 pound dry chem mounted on the pillar inside the
sliding door.

The smallest you should carry is a 5 pound or two of the smaller two and a
half pounders.  A single is not enough.

A 2 1/2-pound extinguisher empties in under 10 seconds; a 5-pound
extinguisher in 15 to 20 seconds; and a 10-pound extinguisher in about 30
seconds

Here is a good link on extinguishers

http://www.kidde-fire.com/kff%20extinguisher%20brochure.rsf

Most of the extinguishers on the market today seem to be theirs.
jimt
On 5/23/05 5:44 PM, "Jeffrey Vickers" <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM> wrote:

> Stan's post has me thinking about fire extinguishers. I have the little
> litre-or-so sized one (no gauge) by the sliding door opening and I've
> never had to use it but I've always thought it was kind of weeny to put
> out a real engine fire, so two questions:
>
> --what size extiguishers do people have? and..
>
> --is there a size/brand that can be refilled? Seems like a ridiculous
> waste to be tossing a bottle every time the thing leaks enough air...
>
>
> Jeff / 87 Westy Syncro
>
>
> On May 23, 2005, at 4:04 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
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