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James Brown 07-19-2010 02:37 PM

being super safe?
 
Having switched to carbs and disabling the airflow switch to shut off the fuel pump, I decided to install an engine fire bottle. Found a used (full, never fired) 5 lb HALON Firebottle and installed it in the trunk, ran 1/4" hard line to the engine with 2 nozzles. Installed a fuel pump kill switch next to the pull handle. IT IS NOT FOR RACING, only for my piece of mind. Also have a 2-1/2 lb. HALON in the cab. That should do it....
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1279578827.jpg
Last week, an old 911 (couldn't tell what kind) burned up by the freeway. That kind of motovated me to complete the project.

A930Rocket 07-19-2010 02:42 PM

I've got an electronic suspression system in my 930. It just always makes me nervous if it's working right, although I test it. The mechanical system you have seems like it can't go wrong. Plus, you have the cool, "Pull before flight" safety pin.

emcon5 07-19-2010 02:51 PM

On the race car, I powered the fuel pump through a relay with one leg going to am oil pressure switch. If the engine has no oil pressure, it kills the fuel pump. We have a toggle switch to manually power the pump for cold starts.

IIRC you can get something similar from Summit Racing for ~$20.

Porsche-O-Phile 07-19-2010 05:33 PM

I have a similar setup in my 911 - T-handle blows the fire bottle and kills the battery.

I learned the hard way with my (dearly departed) 951. There are some things for which there's no such thing as overkill.


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