

| Subject: | Re: Westy OEM fire extinguisher |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Jan 2008 08:00:49 -0800 |
where is the OEM extinguisher located ...?? i have an 89 California Model westie that is California Package from VW ... not a State certified DOT designation this is similar to Atlantic and Florida models thanks On Jan 1, 2008 8:44 PM, azsun99 <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote: > Having recently replaced the fuel lines in my '88 Westy got me to > wondering about fire > extinguishers and the one that comes with the Westy. Wondering: > How many still have the OEM unit? > How many have had to use it on a fire in the van and did it still work? > Anyone just decide to test it and see if it still worked? > A search of the archives turns up lots of stuff, but nothing too recent. > > A disadvantage of the dry-chemical type seems to be cleanup and corrosion > afterward. > I believe there is at least one company still selling halon extinguishers > on-line, but > they are expensive. I think Larry Chase bought one. > > There are also at least two new, small aerosol-type extinguishers, that > claim longer > spray time, wider application and easier cleanup, and also claim to be > approved > replacements for halon, good on class A and B fires. They cool the area > and > encapsulate the fire. > One is Flame-Out from Summit Engineering, the other is the Tundra from > First Alert. > Anyone have any real experience with them? > > Thanks, > Jerry > -- roger w There are two kinds of jobs in the world: Picking up garbage and telling people things. Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw) ----------------------------------------------------------- View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners and ... older work at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7135104650374818257 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3259745150182742364
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