YUP! ...

 

In the front where you sit is where it needs to be, seconds count!

 

Yowza! My first and only experience was when my alternator caught on fire. PS fluid had been leaking for a time prior to and I hadn't pinpointed the location or fixed it, yet. The crap you put off, ya know?

Anyway, I had just driven 20+ miles to my buddies place and noticed smoke from under the hood. At the time, I had my extinguisher behind the drivers seat for lack of a mount. Well, I was quick enough in reflexes to get it out, pop the hood, and all that, but guess what!....AHHHH! The damn thing wouldn't work!!! PFFFTH!!!! Thank God Rob had one at his back door!!

Moral of this story.....KEEP 'EM CURRENT AND TESTED REGULARLY!!!

 

Here is some more motivation for you guys, along with the pic dirtoyboy posted of that 4runner on flames. Luckily, when mine caught fire some guys put the fire out pretty quick (so i am told). Hey, if there were not fire extinguishers then mine would have turned into the pic that was posted previously, and very quickly. I guess thats the difference between seconds, fixable or not!

 

Eeewwww! Looks like my wife's cooking!

 

OMG, 249,xxx miles, 3vze, fire, original head gaskets, still running strong imo!

But let me tell you, that was NOT fun.

And sorry about the cooking!

 

It's okay. It keeps me from getting overweight...lol!

Yeah...fires are not fun. Too bad the human bladder isn't very large. Otherwise, instead of pissin' yer pants, you could have the fire out even quicker!

 

Also, behind the seat or the "C" pillar are quick places to reach to.

 

What's the "C" pillar?

 

diagram of pillars

 

However you decide to mount it - these will be your best friend.

Fink

 

I still say if your mounting a tiny extinguisher on the tranny hump in the passenger compartment you don't have enough extinguisher but that's just my opinion; that & the severely broken legs the mount would likely cause your passenger in a collision. The tranny coming up through the floor is bad enough, you don't need to add to it.

So my last thoughts on it are; be sure to mount a large enough extinguisher loaded with the proper agent for automotive use & be sure to mount it very securely so it doesn't become a projectile or just another object to hit arms legs or heads on mounted in a bad spot.

There's no way my extinguisher would fit in the passenger side of my 4Runner, it'd be like telling my rider to straddle a scuba tank the entire ride.

 

Fink

 

Yeah.....haha....the Toyota cabs are small enough as it is. Then, try putting someone with long legs in. Me..I'm 5'7. I could fit under the seat...lol!

Anyway, could anyone tell me where I can get decent extinguishers for a low enough price? Like maybe a 2 for 1 deal or package kit? I can't afford the fancy ones for all three vehicles I have. I have the one in the '86 that's adequate for now. But, I do need some for the others, atleast.

 

Lowe's has all kinds of extinguishers.
I would recommend getting an ABC extinguisher. Often times the ones that are labeled "auto/marine" are only BC.

Lowe's has a brand called Kidde. They are perfectly fine for everyday preparedness.
I believe some of the bigger ones are rechargeable too.

We have at least 4 or 5 Kidde extinguishers at the fire department that we carry in a couple of the rigs. I've never used one but they use a dry chemical and are very efficient.

Most of you may already know this but keep in mind how extinguishers are rated.

An example of a standard rating on an extinguisher is 1-A:10-BC.
If you multiply the number before the "A" by 1.25, that will give you the equivalent extinguishing power in gallons of water.

The number before the "B" or "C" ("BC" if it's both) is the size of the fire (in square footage) that the extinguisher can put out.

Hope that helps,

Fink

 

At lowes a lot of the extinguishers that they have are BC as they are labeled kitchen and bedrooms and such, which doesn't make sense to me; it seems to me that a type A fire is more likely in a household setting. The garage labeled extinguisher is ABC.

 

Thanks guys. I'll check it out this weekend when I get into town.

Oh, and thanks for the link on mounts, Fink. Nifty. (Rhyme not intended..)