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Was driving eastbound at about 8:15 tonight on the Gardiner. This R8 was massively destroyed from just behind the front door hinge back. Must have been quite the fire. Here's a pic from The Star.
do you think this will do much? I don't ...ask me how I know. its good enough for you to get yourself out of the car but thats about it.
Ok I'll bite, and ask about your experience, and why a 2.5 lb HalGuard fire bottle won't do much? Especially if the firey condition was caught early enough.
I once helped someone put out a power steering fluid fire on a big old American sedan with a 2.5 lb chemical powder extinguisher, only took 3 or 4 short blasts to put the fire out on the side of the highway, the leaking fluid had got on the exhaust manfold and caught on fire, the pressure reading on the extinguisher still stayed in the green section even later that night.
The owner of the car was very thankful, I felt pretty good helping out a fellow motorist, but did not recognize the powder now in the valve of the extinguisher started a slow leak which dropped the pressure to zero within a week, I had to pay for the recharge cost!!
I had a fuel fire in my old 951 and the extinguisher only lasted about 30 seconds when opened. not enough to put out a fuel fire. My neibor grabbed his 5 or 7 lber and we used a hose for the rest. luckily very little damage. but made me realize the extinguishers hold very little. really only good for tiny fire or to get you out of the car safely if burning inside.