Richard-

Having purchased a 1976 bus that burned ALL of its motor compartment hoses
and wires, I can assure you (sight unseen) that your EV CAN be repaired. It
will be a matter of cost and time, versus value to you. Thankful that you
had the extinguisher.

Am I being petty, or should you pay yourself a $20 for buying a new
extinguisher? :)

G. Matthew Bulley
Director
Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
www.bulley-hewlett.com
Cary, NC USA
888.468.4880 tollfree

-----Original Message-----
From:   Richard Golen [SMTP:rgolen@UMASSD.EDU]
Sent:   Sunday, September 05, 1999 7:17 AM
To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject:        Got to use my fire extinguisher too....Unfortunately

Last night got to use my fire extinguisher....unfortunately it was on my 93
EV (which I've owned since new...). I popped out to buy my wife a little
surprise, and was heading home on the highway doing about 70 when the A/C
vents started to blow out thick black smoke. I put the EV in neutral, shut
the engine down and tried to slow down into the breakdown lane...NO BRAKES!
I used the emergency brake to stop. Grabbed the extinguisher popped the
hood a crack and began spraying and then fully opened the hood and put the
rest of the fire out.

It looks like a good part of the hoses and wiring in the engine compartment
are toast! Hopefully the EV can be put back together.

Ric