Do you have one?

[CheapThrillB2]

Visited Twisted Trails yesterday to break in the LTB's. Was very happy with them. But my day was cut short. I was running holy moley and doing quite well. I made it to the slab wall about half way through and climbed that with no effort. But when I came down the back side the truck stalled. And it wouldn't refire. I was cranking on it and it was just not firing. Look like there was smoke coming out the tailpipe so we thougth it was flooded or something so I jumped out and walked around the back side. When I came around to the pass side I noticed the smoke was from under the hood. I looked in the pass wheel to find all sort of FLAMES. the firewall area on the pass side was engulfed. So I ripped the hood open and yelled to my passenger (nd4spd71) to grab my extinguisher. He sprayed the fire and it took about all it had to finally get the flames out. Once out and the extinguisher emptied it flamed up again but I was able to put it back out with a handful of dirt.

Turns out my air inlet tube moved from across the top of my engine to the pass side and layed down on the exhaust. Its a rubber tube with wire in it. It burned the tube up completely and burned my air filter and melted some of the looms and a few unused connectors as well as crispied a couple spark plug wires. I was able to restart it and drive it out of the park and onto my trailer. Doesn't appear any real damage. I could've kept wheeling but didn't have another air filter or another fire extinguisher so we packed it up and headed home.

First thing I thought of when I popped the hood and seen the flames......FAWK I JUST BOUGHT 4D's AND NOW THERE GONNA BURN. Strong lesson on why EVERYONE should have a fire extinguisher with them on their rig. I was with a group of four and was the only one equipped with one.

I think from now on I will carry two at all times. I usually do carry two but for whatever reason I only had one in the truck yesterday.

 

[rngr4x4beast]

dam that sux wats 4ds by the way

 

[Bent Bolt]

I do have one but it's not mounted properly. I know better than that too. Seen enough vehicle fires not to have it handy.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

We actually made it a mandatory requirement in our Club. Used them a couple times now.

First aid kit
Fire Extinguisher
Proper tow points
Functioning CB

Must all be in the truck for club events.

 

[PaleBlue90]

dam that sux wats 4ds by the way

40 inch tires

i had a extinguesher and i had to use it on my blazer...since i aint wheeling i dont have one. as soon as my truggy is done im getting one.
glad you were able to save your rig

 

[milje]

I gotta get one, I've been meaning to.

 

[daniel3507]

ive been trying to find one but am not sure on where i should mount it. i would rather not have it rolling around behind the seats.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

ive been trying to find one but am not sure on where i should mount it. i would rather not have it rolling around behind the seats.

Thats where mine was, before we started the day the mount that holds it broke when i was backing off the trailer and i bumped into it with my arm. So I tossed it in the back. Glad I didn't just throw it in the tow vehicle.

FWIW I have had one go off from riding loose in the back seat...that SUCKS. That was many moons ago when I was wheeling/dd'ing a B2.

 

[Jay FX4]

And I thought the only Ford vehicles that needed a fire extinguisher handy were Pintos and Crown Vics after a rear end collision.

I'm glad to hear you're okay. That could have been bad. Like Iraqi car-bomb bad. It's awesome you have the foresight to carry an extinguisher with you. Pat yourself on the back, you saved the day!

 

[daniel3507]

where do you guys mount them? i'll probably just end up mounting it right to the floor behind the passenger seat since i never have anyone back there.

 

[crawlin91]

I got one, best mod yet, mounted between the front seats. nothing worse than watching all the hard work and $ in your rig go up in flames with nothing you can do about it.

 

[mn_smokeater]

i carry mine in the back seat ready at all times... my F150 burst into flames a few times

 

[daniel3507]

i gotta find me a good fire extinguisher. any ideas?

 

[mn_smokeater]

biggest thing is get one thats big enough to do the job but that not too big that you caint mount it in a good place and is easy acess and easy to use. another choice is do you want say a halon or a dry chem one.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Mine is normally mounted to the landing on the top of the pass side dash.....(1st gen explorer dash).

I bought mine from NAPA for $15....DOT and Coast Guard approved.