And how are they going to stick to the fiberglass engine compartment lid?
Jerry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment ?

> Interesting... it does appear from the video that the fire actually ignites
> a fuse on the device. Presumably heat alone wouldn't trigger it, you'd need
> an actual flame. I wonder about it actually working tho... there isn't much
> clearance between the lid and the engine so I wonder that it wouldn't just
> dump out in a lump instead of spreading around enough to be effective. I
> also wonder if the magnets would be strong enough to hold it to the lid
> under various driving conditions- that is, you hit a good pothole and your
> little canisters are sitting right on the engine, or maybe they're falling
> out onto the road.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas Myers" <thomas.myers@XEROX.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine compartment
> ?
>
>
> > From the video - it looks like gravity is helping out a bit -
> >
> > And they deploy with the help of a fuse.  [ baking soda bomb]
> >
> >
> > Also - from their placement recommendations - it does not look like
> >
> >
> > The device has a wide area of coverage.  So side mounting is out.
> >
> >
> > If they indeed can withstand the engine heat - then it looks like placing
> >
> > Them directly underneath the engine lid above both fuel rails / exhaust
> >
> > pipes  and one Above the fuel pressure regulator ???
> >
> >
> > Tom
> > Rochester NY
> > 90 Westy
> > 91 Syncro
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@MARIONETTE.CA>
> >> Reply-To: Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@MARIONETTE.CA>
> >> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:26:52 -0600
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Subject: Re: Firestop where would you place these in the engine
> >> compartment ?
> >>
> >> Those look great!   Watching the video it appears that fire is required
> >> to
> >> ignite the pop-top, I wouldn't think heat from an engine would do it as
> >> it
> >> sites on top of stoves, and those get hot too!
> >>
> >> Gregor
> >>
> >> On Mon, November 27, 2006 1:38 pm, TC wrote:
> >>> http://www.williams-pyro.com/managefiles/stovetop_firestop.php
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> At the end of the game, the kings and pawns all go back into the same
> >> box.
>