On Wed, 12 Jan 2000, The Man From Utopia wrote:
[...]
> The link above is actually a pic of the 5x7 speaker mounting but on the
> bottom of the pic you see that cushion, well it is just below that and the
> seat. I don't know how much space is there in 97+ Dak's but there is enough
> room on the 95 for a small one( in the 10lb range). Mine is a refillable
> class ABCD. It has been used numerous times (but never on my Dak...knock on
> wood) and is good for small fires, but for a fully involved engine
> compartment fire(flames rolling out of the grill and wheel wells) it is not,
> you'll need a 1 1/2" booster line at that point, plus the truck is toast at
> that point anyway.
Speaking of which... Has anyone here ever fabbed up an engine
compartment fire extinguishing system? I have heard from other posts
on the DML that when an engine fire happens, it can easily melt the
protective coating on the hood release cable and cause the latch to
malfunction. (So you basically stand by while your Dak burns to the
ground.) What I have in mind is perhaps 4 nozzles set to a wide spray
pattern under the hood, and a big bottle in the bed. Flip a switch, and
the engine bay gets engulfed with the white stuff.
I immagine it would be similar to a nitrous setup, where you have
a pressurized bottle, and a solenoid to either open and close the
bottle or to simply block the flow. Then you run lines (of a sufficient
PSI rating) up into the engine bay. I would guess most of the parts
you'd need could be found in a hardware store, but what about the nozzles?
Any recommendations as to what to use to start and stop the flow?
-Jon-
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