1978 Rebuilt corvette will not start

Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and
month and ...

If you worry about a backfire and a carb fire, keep an old blanket, like an
old moving quilt, and simply throw it on and smother the fire.


"Maddog" > wrote in message
nk.net...
> Keep a fire extinguisher close by..a backfire can really wreck your day...

In article et>,
"Tom in Missouri" > wrote:

> Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and
> month and ...

Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day
for so long?

Here's waving to ya - \||||

Owen
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-- Ann Hayman Zwinger

Depending on the extinguisher, the chemicals in it are highly corrosive to
carburetors and wiring. You need to get it washed off ASAP. If not, you
can be in for a bunch of electrical problems and your carb can be really
screwed up. And some of them become like plaster when mixed with water, so
cleanup can be a hassle.

This is why Halon was used in most electronics facilities and in road racing
for years, until it became hard to get.


"Barking Rats" > wrote in message
...
> In article et>,
> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote:
>
>> Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and
>> month and ...
>
> Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day
> for so long?
>
> Here's waving to ya - \||||
>
> Owen
> ___
>
> '67BB & '72BB
>
> -- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
> original posting --
> ___
>
> "To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger

In article .net>,
"Tom in Missouri" > wrote:

> Depending on the extinguisher, the chemicals in it are highly corrosive to
> carburetors and wiring. You need to get it washed off ASAP. If not, you
> can be in for a bunch of electrical problems and your carb can be really
> screwed up. And some of them become like plaster when mixed with water, so
> cleanup can be a hassle.
>
> This is why Halon was used in most electronics facilities and in road racing
> for years, until it became hard to get.

Thanks for explaining it, Tom.

Here's waving to ya - \||||

Owen
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'67BB & '72BB

-- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
original posting --
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"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
-- Ann Hayman Zwinger

Only use a extinguisher if it's Halon type.
The sulfer/powder types will reek havoc with your engine components.
A Blanket is the way to go for carb backfires. (disclaimer: Not Michael
Jackson's kid!) LOL

Barking Rats wrote:

>In article et>,
> "Tom in Missouri" > wrote:
>
>
>
>>Most fire extinguishers will wreck your day, too, and the next week and
>>month and ...
>>
>>
>
>Hi Tom, can you elaborate a bit on why an extinguisher will wreck a day
>for so long?
>
>Here's waving to ya - \||||
>
>Owen
>___
>
>'67BB & '72BB
>
>-- not affiliated with JLA forum in any way -- alt.autos.corvette is
>original posting --
>___
>
>"To know the world intimately is the beginning of caring."
> -- Ann Hayman Zwinger
>
>

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