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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. |
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.
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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. |
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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