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Emergency shut down mod
04-26-2006, 14:19
Post: #18
Emergency shut down mod
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller"
wrote:jeff! trust me when i say this,its not hard to
runaway from a runaway!hahaa! and you don't need any coffee for a
little while!
randy
>
> I always carry a Halon and a foam by the engine, not sure the
Halon
> would be big enough for a wide-open 10.2liter engine or bigger
still
> the over 700cu-in Detroit. A lot of air will go through that
engine at
> high-rpms before it spools down to zero, better have enough Co2
for the
> whole event. Go big is a good idea.
>
> I'd side with a plate, might not shut it off completely but easier
to
> kill an idling engine with an extinguisher or whatever, and I
won't
> stand next to a runaway no matter what it's worth, forged rods
come out
> fast. That's why Randy says "then run away".
>
> - Jeff Miller
> in Holland, MI
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Hohnstein"
> <MHOHNSTEIN@> wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, I wondered about that. I have heard that CO2 would kill a
> runaway so I carry the biggest one that will fit in the side
> compartment. Had an injector pump fail in the FC a while back,
when it
> was inspected the tech said, "Lucky it didn't runaway", I nearly
soiled
> myself at the thought.
> > The real deal would probably be Halon, but you can't beat a
intake
> plate to be sure.
> > Mike Hohnstein
>
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Emergency shut down mod - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 04-25-2006, 02:15
Emergency shut down mod - erniecarpet@... - 04-25-2006, 02:34
Emergency shut down mod - Scott Forman - 04-25-2006, 06:26
Emergency shut down mod - Tom Warner - 04-25-2006, 07:21
Emergency shut down mod - Henry Jay Hannigan - 04-25-2006, 08:37
Emergency shut down mod - Ralph L. Fullenwider - 04-25-2006, 09:45
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-25-2006, 10:36
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-25-2006, 13:57
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-25-2006, 14:35
Emergency shut down mod - Tom Warner - 04-25-2006, 15:33
Emergency shut down mod - Stephen Birtles - 04-26-2006, 00:52
Emergency shut down mod - Mike Hohnstein - 04-26-2006, 01:44
Emergency shut down mod - Jeff Miller - 04-26-2006, 02:30
Emergency shut down mod - Jeff Miller - 04-26-2006, 03:15
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006, 14:03
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006, 14:08
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006, 14:14
Emergency shut down mod - randydupree2000 - 04-26-2006 14:19



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