Hi,

I'm definitely interested!  But "Halotron II" is the fire-fighting
agent.  What's the device you have for dispersing it?

B&S
'87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc'
SoCal

On Aug 24, 2008, at 7:18 PM, azsun99 wrote:

> Yes, I agree. No, I didn't have a fire. Dodged the bullet two or
> three times in my '88
> Westy, arriving home after short trips to smell gasoline as I drove
> into the garage
> (might have been the van AND THE HOUSE going up in flames) until I
> found the leak and
> replaced all of the fuel lines. Thought I had fixed it before.
> And in my main van, the '90 Westy, I now have a Halotron II mounted
> behind the
> driver's seat. Not cheap by any means, but neither is a hard-to-
> replace '90 Westy. And
> no powder mess to clean up.
>
> Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: JORDANVW@AOL.COM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Cc: vanagon@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 9:23 AM
> Subject: [vanagon] i dont drive my vanagons because im afraid they
> will catch on fire
>
>
> seriously people, aside from changing fuel lines.... PLEASE carry a
> NEW FIRE
> EXTINGUISHER...(new, means NEW, not the 20 year old westy
> extinguisher) in
> your vanagon, and MOUNT IT BEHIND THE DRIVERS SEAT. not thrown in
> your rear
> cabinet which will be the last place you want to have to look when
> your van is
> experiencing a engine fire.
>
> cost of BRAND NEW fire extinguisher from wal-mart or other discount
> store:
> $20 max
>
> time it takes to install behind your drivers seat:
> 15 mins max if your a retard
>
> knowing that you can actually get to your NEW extinguisher in the
> event of a
> engine fire:
> priceless.