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Old 11-13-2014, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by PaulD_944S2
Wow, nobody carries a fire extinguisher in the car with them?

Don't leave home without one.

Halotron 3 or 5 lb. $150-250. NOT dry chemical. No residue or contamination.

Cheap insurance. Puts out fire quickly.

Do you know a good source for these?
Old 11-13-2014, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fejjj
Do you know a good source for these?

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Old 11-14-2014, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Swagger93
The dry chemical extinguisher compound outdid the damage the fire did by a mile. The photo really doesn't do the damage justice. I would never again use an ABC extinguisher on a vehicle or any outdoor fire unless I was confident that it had reached a point where it was the only option. It put out the fire brilliantly--but it ruined everything in the process. You can't see it in the photo, but it brutally etched the metal, coated everything (kind of the idea), and it rendered inoperable anything electronic that it touched. Where the gasoline combined with the compound, it created a cement-like substance that was chemically bonded to the metal and would only come off with thorough media blasting.
Fire takes half an hour to completely destroy your car, ABC extinguisher does it in half a second. Too bad halon extinguishers are banned in europe.
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Originally Posted by mdj577
Yep, I am certainly convinced. I think I got very lucky catching this. Was pure luck, I have had this car less than a year and I compulsively pop the hood every time I shut it off. The weeping line caught my eye.

May have just saved an un-modified (except for Fabspeed exhaust) very nice 951 from certain death.

Also Swagger93, great point about the extinguisher I do carry an ABC one but will be sure to get something else. Maybe a Halotron as was mentioned.
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You caught it. Lucky for you. If you don't want to do the work yourself, I'd TOW it to the shop. I would NOT run the car at ALL until the lines are replaced.



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