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jonzcustomshop · 12-10-2008, 03:32 AM

I keep seeing reminders that I need to put a fire extinguisher in all my modified vehicles....
A guy over on the h.a.m.b. lost his truck, he said the fuel line on the manifold went, and he barley had enough time to get it out of the garage before it went up. FD arrrived in 10 minutes

jonzcustomshop · 12-10-2008, 03:37 AM

I had saved some pics of it sometime last year...

Frizzle Fry · 12-10-2008, 04:04 AM

What a shame. That was a great looking truck. I have extinguishers all over my shop.

RunninLo · 12-10-2008, 04:14 AM

I'm in tough shape. none in any vehicles and all the ones in the shop need recharged...

guess I know what I'll be doing soon.

leftcoast66 · 12-10-2008, 04:28 AM

I think the only extinguisher that's charged at our house is in the c10. Besides that, we don't have any.

c10addict · 12-10-2008, 10:20 AM

Wonder if it was a case of the old glass inline fuel filter... I have heard of many rides burning up because of them.. So Sad...

badriand · 12-10-2008, 10:40 AM

That is a bummer, i have the same fear just because i do all the work myself on mine and i don't completely trust my own work. I stuck one in my passenger floorboard the day i brought it home for easy access.

**ChiefRocka** · 12-10-2008, 10:51 AM

Man, thats terrible...hope he can salvage it.

Now that I'm thinking about it...with the building remodel, I dont know where the fire extinguishers are (??)

jchav62 · 12-10-2008, 11:01 AM

Man that hurts! I have one baby fire extinguisher behind the seat of the '62. That's the only one we own... Scary sh!t...

rcrahn · 12-10-2008, 12:05 PM

Sorry to see that happen. Probably caused by a reputured rubber fuel line or leaky old glass filter. Metal fuel lines cut down on the risk of that happening.
At every Good Guys show there is always a guy selling Halon fire extinguishers. Yes, they are expensive. $115 for 1.3 lbs. I had my son purchase one for our 1969 firebird at the first show we took the car too. After 4 years and a lot of $$$$$ doing a restomod I was not about to forget about the threat of fire.
Ours is a handheld unit but there are even extinguihers that can be mounted in the engine compartment and automatically trigger by temperature. Great idea and worth every penny.
http://www.firefight1.com/prod_ss-30.html

kizer · 12-10-2008, 02:29 PM

Man thats sad as heck. Kinda scary too. I have a rather long garage with a few cars in it and tons of various things which of course flamable if not careful. Do I have an extingisher in the garage? Just two water ones that I use often to knock down bees nest out side. I guess I should charge them and fill them and purchase some real ones too.

Damn that sucks and its going to make me paranoid now.

kizer · 12-10-2008, 02:31 PM

At least its not a total loss, but man thats going to be a pain in the butt scraping all that burnt stuff off the sheet metal.

**scotts62** · 12-10-2008, 03:37 PM

Wow! thats a bad deal there sorry to see that. Yeah hope he will get it going again.
Yeah im with some of you guys i only have an extinguisher in house and it probably wont even put out some stuff that would catch on fire in the garage..

Dinos63 · 12-10-2008, 09:12 PM

ahhhhh sh-t that sucks

my 51 gmc caught fire in the intersection turning left after stalling and back fired i put the fire out with the shirt i was wearing , then had to were the shirt the rest of work day

tcb-1 · 12-10-2008, 09:29 PM

makes me want to run hard tubing from the fuel pump to the carb even more now.......

a well placed fire extinguisher is a must.

joeys66pickup · 12-10-2008, 09:39 PM

wow we were talking about this over at H.A.M.B and its just as crappy to see them here....that must have sucked in the worst way possible

another great looking truck gone

66chevy PROSTREET · 12-10-2008, 10:40 PM

fire ext. in the 66 and in the house.

i had to use it once on the 66 when i blew the tranny up and the grass on the side of the road caught fire under it. if i would not have had it ,it would have burnt to the ground. the headers set the tranny fluid on fire, lighting the grass on fire, and my drive shaft broke and punctured my fuel cell.....

MacAttack · 12-11-2008, 11:34 AM

Once I fire off the rebuilt 283 I may rethink that glass filter after all and go back to the old school metal canister. No extinguisher in the truck - just in the garage - and having seen this, that’s going to change too.

**scotts62** · 12-11-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 66chevy PROSTREET

fire ext. in the 66 and in the house.

i had to use it once on the 66 when i blew the tranny up and the grass on the side of the road caught fire under it. if i would not have had it ,it would have burnt to the ground. the headers set the tranny fluid on fire, lighting the grass on fire, and my drive shaft broke and punctured my fuel cell.....

Now that really sounds like it was a bad day, but could have been a whole lot worse!

Glad you could get it put out though before it claimed the truck.

*LILRED66* · 12-11-2008, 01:11 PM

I think I just puked after seeing those photos. I have a few 10# ABC extinguishers in my shop, but in a panic, I would probably soil myself first and then run around in circles trying to find them. I have few brand new ones in boxes on the shelf and this will be the catalyst that makes me install them in a few easily accessible and visible spots over the weekend. My shop is next door to a Fire Suppression/Halon/Ansul supply house, so I have no excuses.

PS-We all just discovered what to get our fellow truck enthusiasts for Christmas...fire extinguisher, a nice, practical gift. My girl friends dad gave fire extinguishers and first aid kits to all of his children and in-laws one year for Christmas and I remember everyone looking around with a "I wonder what Dad was thinking when he did this" look on their faces. I loved it because I knew I had a place in my shop for both.

Happy Holidays and no more "trucks on fire" pictures...they are kind of a buzz-buster!

66chevy PROSTREET · 12-11-2008, 01:39 PM

i gave my buddy one as a gift after this happened to put in his hotrod. there should be one in every vehicle.

jonzcustomshop · 12-12-2008, 09:13 AM

lilred, I am with you, I have 5-6 ext's laying around, but I would probably catch myself on fire trying to get to one..

12-10-2008, 03:32 AM	#1
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	burn baby,burn I keep seeing reminders that I need to put a fire extinguisher in all my modified vehicles.... A guy over on the h.a.m.b. lost his truck, he said the fuel line on the manifold went, and he barley had enough time to get it out of the garage before it went up. FD arrrived in 10 minutes Attached Images

12-10-2008, 03:37 AM	#2
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: burn baby,burn I had saved some pics of it sometime last year... Attached Images

12-10-2008, 04:04 AM	#3
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: burn baby,burn What a shame. That was a great looking truck. I have extinguishers all over my shop.

12-10-2008, 04:14 AM	#4
RunninLo 3DrDwn--the 'burb not the band Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 598	Re: burn baby,burn I'm in tough shape. none in any vehicles and all the ones in the shop need recharged... guess I know what I'll be doing soon. __________________ Slo and Lo that is the tempo. '72 burb build page here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=259256 '89 GMC Dually crew build page coming soon. 88 4x4 crew DD duallys past/present pics here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...46#post4001246 89 1 ton Dually rear flip kit install here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=354327

12-10-2008, 04:28 AM	#5
leftcoast66 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Covington, WA Posts: 770	Re: burn baby,burn I think the only extinguisher that's charged at our house is in the c10. Besides that, we don't have any.

12-10-2008, 10:20 AM	#6
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: burn baby,burn Wonder if it was a case of the old glass inline fuel filter... I have heard of many rides burning up because of them.. So Sad... __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 12-10-2008 at 10:20 AM.

12-10-2008, 10:40 AM	#7
badriand Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: east texas Posts: 463	Re: burn baby,burn That is a bummer, i have the same fear just because i do all the work myself on mine and i don't completely trust my own work. I stuck one in my passenger floorboard the day i brought it home for easy access.

12-10-2008, 10:51 AM	#8
ChiefRocka Hollister, CA. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hollister, Ca. Posts: 6,150	Re: burn baby,burn Man, thats terrible...hope he can salvage it. Now that I'm thinking about it...with the building remodel, I dont know where the fire extinguishers are (??) __________________ John What the Heck is that ?? CURRENT BUILDS: 62 BurbMaster Other Builds: My '63 C-10,LWB,CC,BBW '06 HD StrAight Axle Swap Father/Son '67 C-20, LQ9,4L80,Bagged,8-Lugger !!Good Friend Richard's Build AMERICAN CUSTOMS & CLASSICS (831) 630-1965 www.ACCHOLLISTER.com ACC on FACEBOOK "Rest in Peace, Mom & Dad ... I will see you again someday!"

12-10-2008, 11:01 AM	#9
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: burn baby,burn Man that hurts! I have one baby fire extinguisher behind the seat of the '62. That's the only one we own... Scary sh!t... __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4 Last edited by jchav62; 12-10-2008 at 11:01 AM.

12-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#10
rcrahn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The West Posts: 767	Re: burn baby,burn Sorry to see that happen. Probably caused by a reputured rubber fuel line or leaky old glass filter. Metal fuel lines cut down on the risk of that happening. At every Good Guys show there is always a guy selling Halon fire extinguishers. Yes, they are expensive. $115 for 1.3 lbs. I had my son purchase one for our 1969 firebird at the first show we took the car too. After 4 years and a lot of $$$$$ doing a restomod I was not about to forget about the threat of fire. Ours is a handheld unit but there are even extinguihers that can be mounted in the engine compartment and automatically trigger by temperature. Great idea and worth every penny. http://www.firefight1.com/prod_ss-30.html

12-10-2008, 02:29 PM	#11
kizer Its Deja Vu time again Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marysville, North of Seattle WA Posts: 815	Re: burn baby,burn Man thats sad as heck. Kinda scary too. I have a rather long garage with a few cars in it and tons of various things which of course flamable if not careful. Do I have an extingisher in the garage? Just two water ones that I use often to knock down bees nest out side. I guess I should charge them and fill them and purchase some real ones too. Damn that sucks and its going to make me paranoid now. __________________ Its not pretty but its mine to figure out. The build / The Photos / Build Diary

12-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#12
kizer Its Deja Vu time again Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marysville, North of Seattle WA Posts: 815	Re: burn baby,burn At least its not a total loss, but man thats going to be a pain in the butt scraping all that burnt stuff off the sheet metal. __________________ Its not pretty but its mine to figure out. The build / The Photos / Build Diary

12-10-2008, 03:37 PM	#13
scotts62 One day... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tuttle, Ok Posts: 9,243	Re: burn baby,burn Wow! thats a bad deal there sorry to see that. Yeah hope he will get it going again. Yeah im with some of you guys i only have an extinguisher in house and it probably wont even put out some stuff that would catch on fire in the garage.. __________________ Scott 93 crew cab build Project 62

12-10-2008, 09:12 PM	#14
Dinos63 chevy only Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,619	Re: burn baby,burn ahhhhh sh-t that sucks my 51 gmc caught fire in the intersection turning left after stalling and back fired i put the fire out with the shirt i was wearing , then had to were the shirt the rest of work day __________________ CHEVY ONLY... Nothin Else ! Last edited by Dinos63; 12-10-2008 at 09:19 PM.

12-10-2008, 09:29 PM	#15
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: burn baby,burn makes me want to run hard tubing from the fuel pump to the carb even more now....... a well placed fire extinguisher is a must. __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson



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12-10-2008, 09:39 PM	#16
joeys66pickup Dr. Frankenstein Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: beaverton,Or Posts: 458	Re: burn baby,burn wow we were talking about this over at H.A.M.B and its just as crappy to see them here....that must have sucked in the worst way possible another great looking truck gone __________________ I Wanna Go Fast!! Last edited by joeys66pickup; 12-10-2008 at 09:40 PM.

12-10-2008, 10:40 PM	#17
66chevy PROSTREET SOLD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Poorest state in America(Breaux Bridge,Louisiana) Posts: 370	Re: burn baby,burn fire ext. in the 66 and in the house. i had to use it once on the 66 when i blew the tranny up and the grass on the side of the road caught fire under it. if i would not have had it ,it would have burnt to the ground. the headers set the tranny fluid on fire, lighting the grass on fire, and my drive shaft broke and punctured my fuel cell..... __________________ 1966 CHEVY FLEETSIDE SOLD 11-29-9 TRUCK THREAD- http://http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=301368&page=2

12-11-2008, 11:34 AM	#18
MacAttack 283 Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Surf City, CA Posts: 2,435	Re: burn baby,burn Once I fire off the rebuilt 283 I may rethink that glass filter after all and go back to the old school metal canister. No extinguisher in the truck - just in the garage - and having seen this, that’s going to change too. __________________ For about 12 years of my adult life I had a severe speech impediment. My ex-wife never let me get a word in edgewise.

12-11-2008, 01:11 PM	#20
LILRED66 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 3,906	Re: burn baby,burn I think I just puked after seeing those photos. I have a few 10# ABC extinguishers in my shop, but in a panic, I would probably soil myself first and then run around in circles trying to find them. I have few brand new ones in boxes on the shelf and this will be the catalyst that makes me install them in a few easily accessible and visible spots over the weekend. My shop is next door to a Fire Suppression/Halon/Ansul supply house, so I have no excuses. PS-We all just discovered what to get our fellow truck enthusiasts for Christmas...fire extinguisher, a nice, practical gift. My girl friends dad gave fire extinguishers and first aid kits to all of his children and in-laws one year for Christmas and I remember everyone looking around with a "I wonder what Dad was thinking when he did this" look on their faces. I loved it because I knew I had a place in my shop for both. Happy Holidays and no more "trucks on fire" pictures...they are kind of a buzz-buster!

12-11-2008, 01:39 PM	#21
66chevy PROSTREET SOLD Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Poorest state in America(Breaux Bridge,Louisiana) Posts: 370	Re: burn baby,burn i gave my buddy one as a gift after this happened to put in his hotrod. there should be one in every vehicle. __________________ 1966 CHEVY FLEETSIDE SOLD 11-29-9 TRUCK THREAD- http://http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=301368&page=2

12-12-2008, 09:13 AM	#22
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: burn baby,burn lilred, I am with you, I have 5-6 ext's laying around, but I would probably catch myself on fire trying to get to one..

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