<VV> More on Fire Prevention and Causes

[Bryan Blackwell]

The vendors sell a foam sleeve that fits over the heater hose to keep  
it from contacting the starter terminal.  Not sure what years they're  
for, but it should fit fine on any Corvair.  Another non-stock fix  
would be an insulator cap on that terminal, like the one on  
alternator + posts.

--Bryan

On Oct 27, 2008, at 2:31 PM, corvairduval at cox.net wrote:

> 2. It is not a heater fan fault that causes the hoses to catch  
> fire. The
> hose itself touches the positive terminal of the starter solenoid.  
> The wire
> in the hose acts like a heating element. Soon the hose fabric is on  
> fire.
> Seen it at a Corvair show! Late models have a hanger on the hose to  
> help
> prevent this. When installing hoses make sure they will not fall  
> against
> that large + solenoid terminal. Duct tape can be used in a pinch to
> insulate the hose, but it is not concours approved. ggg