Emergency shut down mod
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04-26-2006, 14:19
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Emergency shut down mod
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Miller"
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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