914-6 fire -not for weak stomachs or hearts

fourteener · Post by **fourteener** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 2:57 pm

owner must be gutted. Full pics here

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 3:54 pm

And pan-fried...

defianty · Post by **defianty** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 4:27 pm

I saw this earlier and was going to post, very sad

Ian Gunney · Post by **Ian Gunney** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:47 pm

useful reminder to get the fire extinguisher system I have that is sat in the box actually plumbed in....

amallagh · Post by **amallagh** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:08 pm

A sad sight. I have an engine bay extinguisher and a hand held in the car but if a fuel based fire gets hold then even a plumbed in system would struggle to put it out. Being quick off the mark is key. I've witnessed 2 car fires at close quarters and in each case all the extinguishers did was delay the inevitable. I think that is all they are really designed to do in most cases. If they put the fire out that's a bonus.
Looked like a lovely car.
Check those fuel pipe unions regularly !!! Rubber hoses compress and clips get loose. I'm sure leaking/weeping fuel unions/pipes account for most engine bay fires.

Timo · Post by **Timo** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:05 pm

Ouch, truly a sad sight especially with it being a genuine 6

White Van Man · Post by **White Van Man** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:50 pm

Guessing by the white powder on the floor they had already tried using a conventional fire extinguisher ? a sad 914/6 day