Perhaps people are more afraid of fire than is actually warranted.

fwiw, in my car repair career I have been around engine fires about 5 times.
I every case I got them out in about 6 seconds.
ok .....20 seconds to get the fire extinguisher, one instantaneous blast
to put the fire  out. ( and man does Halon ever work great ! )

yellow flame..the kind you seen on a campfire, or a gasoline fire...
is not even that hot. You can wave your hand in yellow flame.

Electrical fires are as  a hazard too, pretty much.
what every vanagon driver should have is the ability to get the battery
power disconnected in a matter of seconds.
That would be real smart.

Anyway(s)  keep an eye on things, watch for drips, smells, smoke, etc.
I train all my clients to smell in the upper driver's side air intake
every time they shut off their van and get out.
Smell  in there for - burning oil, raw gasoline, coolant, etc.

Scott
turbovans

On 6/28/2012 1:33 PM, JRodgers wrote:
> Try the smoking thing with one of those bee smoking devices that
> beekeepers use. That might work if adapted.
>
> John
>
> On 6/28/2012 12:38 PM, neil n wrote:
>> Costs less than this:
>>
>> http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/pml/tls/3050987872.html
>>
>> The idea of starting a small fire in a can then blowing air through it
>> seems a little dodgy to me but maybe i worry too much!
>>
>> Neil.
>