Engine/Generator Bay Operating Temperatures

[Gregory OConnor]

It may be a good Idea to study the best way to open the engine bay
while there is a fire inside or where to chop at it for it to fall
off (my 94pt is fiberglass door) The locks and linkage may not work
after some flames and heat distort them. Water can then be used to
hose the insulation under the skin. I have put engine fires out
with water even used a bucket and sand.


GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> I, too, have thought about onboard / pre-routed fire extinguisher
> systems. However, I don't think I'd want an automatic unit. A
manually
> activated system would be preferred. That way, one could verify a
fire
> was in progress before unleashing the extinguishing compound.
>
> Granted, you can grab your own extinguisher and run back there,
but if
> you get an alarm at 70mph and see smoke in your rear-view camera,
you
> could hit the "extinguish" button and get a head-start on fighting
it
> - or simply give you more time to get stopped and get out. On the
> other hand, if you just get an alarm but don't see any source of
> flame, you can hold off on activating the system until you've
verified
> there really is a fire in progress. I'd imagine that would save the
> hassle and expense of an automatic system screwing up.
>
> I don't know a lot about engine fires, but I'd imagine water is
> effective. Might be a neat idea to route your water pump through
> nozzles into the engine bay. Depending on where and how you aimed
> them, they may be effective in a fire without making a mess or
> damaging anything if activated accidentally.
>
> -Ryan
> '86 PT-40 8V92
>
> On 2/20/08, gulfquest2 wrote:
> >
> > After reading the fire stories recently posted here, I have
become
> > much more aware of my fire extinguisher status onboard. After
> > servicing my factory ABC units, I thought about installing
automatic
> > units in both the engine bay and the generator bay.
> >
> > Does anyone have an idea of the temperature ranges in these
bays under
> > worst case scenarios (short of fire, that is...)? The
automatic units
> > I have are preset to go off at 212 degrees Fahrenheit and I am
> > concerned that the presets are too low especially when driving
in the
> > Southwest in summertime. Doees anybody have any ideas?
> >
> > Allen & Conny Cranford
> > '00 43LXi, "Lone Wolf"
> > Tampa Bay, FL
>