Why?
Well, you said it: The 'rubber bits' or rubber hose connections have to
potential to fail.
Even a new hose can fail if it is not crimped properly. And the insidious
thing about a fire in the vanagon is that you have to be watching your
mirrors to notice it quickly.
Of course prevention is the first priority. That is in the vast majority of
cases sufficient.
In my particular case (I started the current version of this thread), I have
my van apart and I am running extra wires while I have things opened up. I
figure for a few dollars (say $5 for wire, $15 for a sensor, and $5 for a
buzzer) I can install an alarm system to give me an early warning. Not
something that is necessary, but why not since I have the time and it is not
so hard to do.
Bill
90 Westy Synco
-----Original Message-----
From: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Fire Suppression Systems

>All this discussion of fire suppression systems makes me wonder -
>Why not just replace all the rubber bits which have the potential to
>fail rather than spend the money on fire suppression?
>
>Wouldn't that be much more cost effective?
>
>John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie
>