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Originally Posted by lietuviai
Why would anyone need a fire extinguisher in a Mercedes diesel? The only time I would think you'd one is to put out someone else's fire or if your wiring was in bad shape.
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You know, W126s have a fire hazard. If you don't vacuum out the leaves under the master cylinder, a hot resistor in that trough can cause accumulated leaves to catch fire, and burn. As for wiring, just ask Carrameow, plus these are old cars, the wiring isn't like new. As the gentleman in the previous post stated, emptying a fire extinguisher into the intake of a runaway engine will stop it. Those are all good reasons to carry a fire extinguisher in an old diesel MB.
Look here, though it's a gasser.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1216064&posts=21
and check this out
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=118285&highlight=W126+fire
-Joe