on 4/7/06 4:06 PM, -------------------- at VW4X4@VERIZON.NET wrote:

> JIm,
>  Obviously the cause of the fire,  (probably a shorted battery cable)
> was still causing fires.
>     I've had to use fire extinguishers on 4 occasions.  Two were
> on gas pouring out  of there fuel tanks.  Without any further
> ignition these fire went out with one very small burst from the
> extinguisher.
>
 I've had 3 fires-all in my split window DC!  2 on the illfated drive when I
bought it in Oregon & was trying to drive it to Salt Lake. First one put out
w/ fire extinguisher on board, 2nd a couple of hours later after I had
repaired the fuel line problem (LOL), but now had no extinguisher-used dirt
from the road onto my engine before the fire dept. showed up!  3rd fire
several years later after I had put new engine into DC  & left a shop rag up
next to the starter which caught fire-no damage!

You can never be too stoopid.

Tom-fires can be so embarrassing & expensive in case no one knew

>> The moral of the story: one extinguisher won't do it, and nobody else
>> has one, so carry two.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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