I am sure the owner of the car service knows this, and his idiot driver was
clueless. Of course, it would be his responsibility to train his driver
how to handle a situation like this.
On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Peter & Veronica <greylinn at
ozemail.com.au>wrote:
> Pity they opened the bonnet fully too - should have just cracked it enough
> to get the extinguisher nozzle in. Fire + air = more fire!
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Alan Seigrist
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2011 3:53 PM
> To: Healey
> Subject: [Healeys] Just another unfortunate reminder - fire
>
>
> Once you see smoke, first thing you do is shut off the battery switch THEN
> use your extinguisher which you should have within reach. On all my LBC
> cars, I add a battery cutoff switch even if the car didn't have it to start
> with.
>
> It appears the owner of this Jag Mk II did not keep a fire extinguisher in
> his car.
>
> I would say most LBC fires I've ever seen are related to a short in the
> wiring harness. Even if it is a fuel system problem, shutting off the
> battery switch will cut the circuit to the pump.
>
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