Do you have a extinguisher in your car... - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Hit Man X · #31 06-04-2009, 07:13 PM

Each vehicle does, they're maybe $10 at a hardware/home improvement store.

tobybul · #32 06-04-2009, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by richard u

....to stop a runaway Diesel?

Call me paranoid, but I have this big old CO2 extinguisher in my trunk.

Who knows it might come in handy someday.. to stop the motor, or some other emergency.

Its a diesel .... flash point is much higher

. Will carrying an extingisher reduce my insurance

richard u · #33 06-14-2009, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by volosong

Just purchased a 190D from my mechanic and I wanted him to show me where the fuel shut off lever was, like was on my ol' 240D. He said I didn't need one and showed me how to pull off the plastic air intake hose and hold my palm over the intake. That's all it would need to kill the engine.

And, no...I don't carry an extinguisher. It's a diesel. Maybe I should in case a gasser catches fire.

I wouldn't use any body part to block the air intake.. you could lose it.

winmutt · #34 06-14-2009, 07:32 PM

Woot had A B and C halons , 2 for $9 recently. I picked up a set for me and the wife.

I also have a full sized A,B,C I keep in the carport and an A,B in the kitchen.

mike-81-240d · #35 06-14-2009, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by winmutt

Woot had A B and C halons , 2 for $9 recently. I picked up a set for me and the wife.

I also have a full sized A,B,C I keep in the carport and an A,B in the kitchen.

keep in mind if you or a living being is in the car when you use a halon they will suffocate and die, so be careful.

babymog · #36 06-15-2009, 10:39 PM

I've been in a computer room when a halon system activated, kind of heavy-feeling to breathe it, but no big deal.