think there are some photos of mine on here, kinda looked like that one at the end
http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/driver-cheats-death-by-seconds-as-car-explodes-1-3861000
Makes way for another MK to get 'registered'.
I have an extinguisher in my car - but I'd only give it a 50% chance of putting out an engine fire. If there's a heap of smoke coming out from under my ali bonnet, I'd be very reluctant to undo the bonnet and lift it up. I might try - but there's a high risk of getting burnt, so I might well chicken out and stand a safe distance away.
Form the fire comes the Phoenix in the form of an MK. Lucky it was not an MK on Dutton plates
A few years ago I remember seeing a fire extinguisher with a spike designed to punch through the bonnet so that you could extinguish a fire without the risk of lifting the bonnet.
That is a good idea.
Checker ali side panels, what was he thinking?!?
quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
Checker ali side panels, what was he thinking?!?
Wonder if his plants were OK......
What could cause such a rapidly developing fire. Surely only a severed fuel line with the pump pumping petrol into the hot engine bay?
Always a plus side can use the V5 on something decent now....
quote:
Originally posted by Irony
What could cause such a rapidly developing fire. Surely only a severed fuel line with the pump pumping petrol into the hot engine bay?
quote:
Originally posted by Irony
What could cause such a rapidly developing fire. Surely only a severed fuel line with the pump pumping petrol into the hot engine bay?
quote:
Originally posted by DapperRob
quote:
Originally posted by Irony
What could cause such a rapidly developing fire. Surely only a severed fuel line with the pump pumping petrol into the hot engine bay?
Journalistic license to dramaticise.
The eye witness saw it going along the road with flames underneath it so a ruptured fuel line in the transmission tunnel would be my guess.
I drive around with a token gesture fire extinguisher as well as an emergency tyre repair can. It might do something with a small fire but that's
about it. Probably more useful carrying around some marshmallows!
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Probably more useful carrying around some marshmallows!
I've been seriously contemplating a Lifeline type system in my build. I'd hate to see it up in flames. I think prevention is better than
cure though, there's not THAT many things that can cause fire if it's designed and laid out correctly.
[Edited on 21/8/15 by coyoteboy]
I'd guess fuel line ruptured ( by the propshaft in my case) as I remember my first one going up like that, in about 20 seconds I knew it was a
lost cause to save it!
think there are some photos of mine on here, kinda looked like that one at the end
quote:
Originally posted by Hodor
http://m.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/driver-cheats-death-by-seconds-as-car-explodes-1-3861000
I've got a small extinguisher under the passenger's side of the scuttle but as others have said, there's no way it would be enough to
prevent a fire fed by a major fuel leak.
I once managed to JUST put out an under bonnet fuel fire on an old Vauxhall Cavalier when the alternator wire chaffed on something down the back of
the engine which caused the oily deposits to catch fire which in turn melted the carburettor float chamber which caused the fire to accelerate.
Standing in a phone box (it was early 1990's) talking to my future wife and I saw sparks spitting out beneath the wheel arches. It was dark so I
hadn't noticed the smoke initially. I politely told her that "my car's on fire, I'll need to call you back" and hung up!
Fortunately I had a radiator leak and had two gallons of plain water in the boot which, despite knowing it might just make the fire worse, I decided
to use to put it out. It took every drop of that water to get the job done and I honestly thought I was going to have to find an "alternate
source" of additional fluid to complete the task!
The damage wasn't too bad with just a new carb, repairs to the wiring and a coolant hose needing replaced.