Emergency shut down mod

[Stephen Birtles]

Now would that be a dry powder or co2 extinguisher or water type
extinguisher. Since the marority of folks carry a dry type
extinguisher due to the compact size. Diesel and gasoline engines
would sustain a great deal of damage ingesting the dry powder type
prevalent today. Since most dry powder extinguisers use Sodium
bicarbonate as an extinguishing agent. I seriously question your
logic.Also the amount of air moved in the combustion cycle would
preclude the use of co2 and most certainly using a water type would
create a lot of damage.
A good dose of water would hydraulic the engine since as you know
water is non-compressible
Sodium Bicarbonate is used in our business as a paint removal agent
it is very abrasive. I would think that an engine sucking in an
abrasive agent such as 3 to 5 pounds of sodium bicarbonate would
sustain just as much damage as a runaway. Certainly a major out of
frame rebuild would be necessary in either case.
In your research how many runaways versus number of diesel engines are
involved? Inquiring minds would like to know

But then again it is different strokes for different folks

Stephen 77fc35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Tom Warner wrote:
>
> There is only one sure fire way to shut down a runnaway diesel and
> that is to shut off the air. Since it is caused by either oil or fuel
> getting sucked into the intake past worn or blown turbocharger seals
> then the only control you have is thru the air that it needs to keep
> running. If this ever happens the quickest way to shut it down if
> the emergency shut off does not work is to aim a fire extinguisher at
> the air intake and give it a blast.
>
> Tom Warner
> Vernon Center,NY
> 1985 PT 40
>