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Fire extinguishers in your car? #1375471 01/25/13 01:48 PM 01/25/13 01:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ Ramrod39 OP My New Title
Ramrod39 OP My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ	Who runs a fire extinguisher in their car? Where do you mount them? What brand/type? Thanks.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Ramrod39] #1375472 01/25/13 02:15 PM 01/25/13 02:15 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	I prefer Halon Extinguishers,....I usually don't mount it, but I'm sure to take it with me regardless of the destination, if the car is running, it's onboard, daily driver or toy, only a fool runs without one in their vehicle

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: DAYCLONA] #1375473 01/25/13 02:54 PM 01/25/13 02:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 110 detroit D dominantMOPAR70 member
dominantMOPAR70 member D Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 110 detroit	I use the halon ones in my cars as well. I have had to use mine twice on other peoples cars.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: dominantMOPAR70] #1375474 01/25/13 03:27 PM 01/25/13 03:27 PM
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6PKRTSE master 6 Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 4,563 Motor City	I have a halon mounted on the gas filler tube in the trunk of my 70' Charger. How long are these good for? Now that I think about it. It has been mounted there over 23 years & the guage still shows that it is in the green or still good. 1963 Belvedere 440 Max Wedge Tribute 1970 Charger R/T S.E. 440 Six Pack 1970 Challenger R/T, 528 Hemi 1970 Charger 500 S.E. 440 4 BBL 1970 Plymouth Road Runner 383 1974 Chrysler New Yorker 440 1996 2500 RAM 488 V-10 4X4 2004 3500 Dually Cummins 4x4 2012 Challenger R/T Classic.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: 6PKRTSE] #1375475 01/25/13 03:58 PM 01/25/13 03:58 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 92 Manitoba, Canada 70NetRT member
70NetRT member Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 92 Manitoba, Canada	Halon is imposible to get now. Has anyone tried the Halotron substitute? Pricey but it seems like the way to go now. Halotron videos

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: 70NetRT] #1375476 01/25/13 07:30 PM 01/25/13 07:30 PM
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1MYTGTX master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 3,967 S.I. N.Y.	I have a Halon mounted in my trunk 1MYTGTX

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Ramrod39] #1375477 01/25/13 08:24 PM 01/25/13 08:24 PM
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GO_Fish master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 6,167 Maryland	My A's have the false seat belt latches under the front edge of the seat. I buckle the belt onto the false latch, then snug the belt down on the seat with a hardware variety (ABC type) extinguisher caught beneath the belt. Beware that the powdered type extinguishers can settle. They need to be rapped hard on something or on the ground to loosen the powder inside just before they are used. I've also put out an engine fire I passed by with a blanket (late 80's ish 5.0 T-bird), fellas whole ignition system, plug wires and distributor were burning. Never understood that one. Last edited by GO_Fish; 01/25/13 10:19 PM. Scott B. "I'm a self-made man... I started with nothing, and I still have most of it!" 68 360 rusty B'cuda 'vert (GO Fish)13.59@ 98.72 mph 69 340 GTS stock 14.18@ 95.60 mph 01 5.9L Ram 1500 Quad Cab 4x4 01 3.5L 300M 16.23@ 86.97 mph

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: GO_Fish] #1375478 01/25/13 08:37 PM 01/25/13 08:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md 3 383man Too Many Posts
383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I have mine under my drivers seat in my 63. It is a great idea to have one as it would be a bad feeling to have your car catch on fire and you are helpless with no ext. All in all a great idea to have one in your muscle car. Ron

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: GO_Fish] #1375479 01/26/13 03:57 AM 01/26/13 03:57 AM
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68HemiB master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,312 SoCal	Quote: I've also put out an engine fire I passed by with a blanket (late 80's ish 5.0 T-bird), fellas whole ignition system, plug wires and distributor were burning. Never understood that one. That is a super-common fire in that era Ford. There is a metal fuel line that runs up to within a few inches of the screw-in fuel filter at the carb inlet. The distance between the end of the metal line and the fuel filter is taken up with a very short length of rubber fuel line. The rubber length fails because it never gets replaced, or gets replaced but the metal line not realigned (which leaves stress on the rubber line so it fails prematurely). All of this is immediately adjacent to the distributor cap which just so happens to have a bunch of high voltage sparks jumping around inside. The spark plug wires and cap are the first and most dramatic items to burn, as that is where the gas has sprayed. Back in the day, I did fire reconstructions at an automotive electric shop. Fords and VWs were the bulk of the work. As for the OP's question, I keep a run-of-the-mill ABC fire extinguisher between the front passenger seat and trans tunnel in my convertible. I've seen too many burnt cars not to have one right at hand (literally). No time lost digging for the trunk key, and readily available to me or anyone else who needs one and can see it right there in plain sight. Down to just a blue car now.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: 68HemiB] #1375480 01/26/13 11:44 AM 01/26/13 11:44 AM
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70Cuda383 Too Many Posts Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 21,345 Marysville, O-H-I-O	I carry one in my Dakota. it's about 10 years old now though. it's under the driver seat secured to the floor. even if I'm buckled into the truck, I can throw the door open, jump out, pop the seat, and have the extinguisher in my hands ready to go in about 3 seconds. Longer if I'm moving when the fire breaks out Photobucket sucks

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: 70Cuda383] #1375481 01/26/13 01:29 PM 01/26/13 01:29 PM
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Exit1965 master Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,374 Rancho Cordova, CA	I have one, mounted between the seats. It's silver and made for automotive fires, whatever that means. I've used it once to put out a carb backfire fire.. luckily either it went out instantly or it would have gone out on its own the moment I sprayed it, but it did not leave much of mess at all.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Exit1965] #1375482 01/26/13 03:25 PM 01/26/13 03:25 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	I would always recommend carrying one though I still haven't figured out exactly where to put it; I think having it loose in the interior is dangerous and I don't want to mount it in the interior for asthetic reasons...thinking of a removeable mount in the trunk, maybe attached to the spare or something... Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: DPelletier] #1375483 01/26/13 04:34 PM 01/26/13 04:34 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ Ramrod39 OP My New Title
Ramrod39 OP My New Title Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,110 Tucson, AZ	Quote: I still haven't figured out exactly where to put it; I think having it loose in the interior is dangerous and I don't want to mount it in the interior for asthetic reasons... This is precisely my dilemma...

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Ramrod39] #1375484 01/26/13 05:31 PM 01/26/13 05:31 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	I use to carry a 5lb CO2 it was strapped to the front edge of my seat with velcro, easy to grab as your exiting the vehicle.. A couple years ago I had my daily driver burn pretty severely, a large shop style 10 lb Halon did not put it out.... I was told by the firemen that it's not uncommon for Halon to fail on a fire out in the open, it's very effective in an enclosed area but with a moderate breeze outside it dissipates quickly & as long as a part of the fire still receives oxygen it will continue to burn & reflash the areas that you put out.... They say the chemical powder is better in spite of the mess it makes... Pretty in depth discussion in this link... http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163400&showall=1 "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Ramrod39] #1375485 01/26/13 07:41 PM 01/26/13 07:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,060 Pendleton NY T terzmo top fuel
terzmo top fuel T Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,060 Pendleton NY	I think this issue,fire extinguishers , is so dumb and hypocritical. I drove, and still do, old cars from the 50'/60's and the possibility of the car burning up is like winning a lottery. I ask all that have one in their car: do you also have one in your kitchen ? what's more important..home/family or a car? There was a car show, not a high dollar or car drawer that demanded an extinguisher in the cars entered. It was at a firehall.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: terzmo] #1375486 01/26/13 07:59 PM 01/26/13 07:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada D DPelletier I Live Here
DPelletier I Live Here D Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 15,134 Kelowna, B.C. Canada	Quote: I think this issue,fire extinguishers , is so dumb and hypocritical. I drove, and still do, old cars from the 50'/60's and the possibility of the car burning up is like winning a lottery. I ask all that have one in their car: do you also have one in your kitchen ? what's more important..home/family or a car? Yep, one in the kitchen and one in the garage too. I'm thinking you are underestimating the odds of an engine compartment fire; I've had two vehicles catch fire under the hood over the years (1992 F150 and '68 GTO) and I've seen dozens of them on the highways here...alas, still haven't won the lottery! Dave 1970 Super Bee 440 Six Pack 1974 'Cuda 2008 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Ram 3500 Diesel 2004.5 Ram 2500 Diesel 2003 Ram 3500 Diesel 2006 Durango Limited [url] http://1970superbee.piczo.com [/url]

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: DPelletier] #1375487 01/26/13 08:11 PM 01/26/13 08:11 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,060 Pendleton NY T terzmo top fuel
terzmo top fuel T Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,060 Pendleton NY	understood...and I live in a busy metro area...travel throughout the northeast and have seen one fire...newer car...and yet to see a clasic burn...not that it can't happen but think about this, the cars didn't spontaneously ignite in the 50/60's and most are restored with new parts. To me it's like having two spare tires

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: terzmo] #1375488 01/26/13 08:23 PM 01/26/13 08:23 PM
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383man Too Many Posts 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,421 Balt. Md	I agree its rare but it can happen. I saw my buddies 59 Herse burning as he had no fire ext either. It is rare but its nice to have one if you happen to have that rare fire. Ron

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: terzmo] #1375489 01/26/13 09:14 PM 01/26/13 09:14 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,312 SoCal 68HemiB master
68HemiB master Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 9,312 SoCal	Quote: understood...and I live in a busy metro area...travel throughout the northeast and have seen one fire...newer car...and yet to see a clasic burn...not that it can't happen but think about this, the cars didn't spontaneously ignite in the 50/60's and most are restored with new parts. To me it's like having two spare tires You live a fairly sheltered life if you have only seen one car fire. Cars caught fire back then, and cars catch fire today. Not everyone's car is in pristine condition, and not every car in apparently pristine condition has been assembled flawlessly. Down to just a blue car now.

Re: Fire extinguishers in your car? [Re: Ramrod39] #1375490 01/26/13 10:16 PM 01/26/13 10:16 PM
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70HemiGTX top fuel 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,360 PA	I don't have one in my daily driver. I probably should. I do have one in my dually and in my Dart. The one in my dually I mounted to the seat mount on the driver's side so that as soon as I open the door I can reach down and release it and go. The one in the Dart is between the seats. Make sure they are very secure just in case you are in an accident. A 5 lb. extenguisher can do alot of damage rolling and flying around inside your vehicle.

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