[T2] 3rd annual father son trip

[david raistrick]

On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Martin Strandgard
<mnstra at unimelb.edu.au> wrote:
>> YES - I just remembered to remind you to take the MOST important tool, the fire extinguisher!
>
> You could also install a blazecut in the engine bay.
>
> http://busjunkies.com/shop/blazecut-fire-suppression-system/



If someone goes that route - remember it's only a supplemental system.
That isn't to say it's a bad extra to have - but a full fledge fuel
line fire with fuel gravity feeding and air fan feededing into it at
highway speed with an active ignition source is going to be too much
to ask of it...

(wrote this up for my own notes - looked at this when it first hit the
market and wasn't sold on it at the time, there was roughly zero info
then, so did some digging tonight.  there's only anecdotal info now,
except we now know it contains fe-36 - ~1lb for the 6ft length)

Also, it has been shown to go off prematurely in the heat of a long
idle (the one example I know of was a border crossing where you're not
allowed to shut the engine down).

You should probably get the 12' - the smaller sizes really do contain
a very small amount of agent.  Or 2 of the 6ft.

For better or for worse, it doesnt appear to have been certified in
any commonly accepted manner - as such it's performance and longevity
is not well documented.

These guys seem to be the only ones selling it now (it used to be
available from a number of sources)

https://jogrusa.com/collections/blazecut/products/blazecut-fire-suppression-system-tv400-12
http://www.gowesty.com/product-details.php?id=24393
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BlazeCut-Automatic-Fire-Suppression-System-TV400FA-12-foot-4-meter-/132129415879?epid=884902907&hash=item1ec386e2c7:g:GAgAAOSwYXVYzAiD

there are a number of threads discussing this

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=565193&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=539670&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=blazecut&start=60