<VV> incredible tiny garage fire!

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

As far As i know the insulation that should be on the engine lid is also a
fire blanket.  If the Corvair insulation follows that rule it would be
difficult to ignite!

I have heard of air cleaners blistering hood paint on show cars.

Ray
 On May 3, 2013 9:47 PM, "J R Read" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On more than one occasion, I've noticed a focused reflection from the
> chrome 140 air filter cover onto the padding on the inside of the raised
> engine cover.  It is often common to leave the engine lid open at a car
> show and the thought has occurred to me that this could be a potential fire
> risk to my beloved Vair.  So far, no fire from that source.  Is anyone on
> VV aware of that actually ever happening?
>
> Perhaps it would be wise to put a fire extinguisher in the engine
> compartment - just in case.
>
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ramon Rodriguez III" <
> corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 2:31 PM
> Subject: <VV> incredible tiny garage fire!
>
>
>  This is amazing and scary.  Today while working out in the garage I piled
>> some things in a corner out of my way, about 30 minutes later I suddenly
>> smelled something burning while moving some things around and looked over
>> to find the corner of a cardboard box on fire!  Take a look at the
>> pictures... what happened is crazy!
>>
>> http://s45.photobucket.com/**user/Swiftblade13/media/fire_**
>> zpsca09f4a4.jpg.html<http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Swiftblade13/media/fire_zpsca09f4a4.jpg.html>
>>
>> http://s45.photobucket.com/**user/Swiftblade13/media/**
>> 20130503_142321_zps58d472da.**jpg.html<http://s45.photobucket.com/user/Swiftblade13/media/20130503_142321_zps58d472da.jpg.html>
>>
>> Ray Rodriguez III
>> Certifiable Vair Nut
>> Lake Ariel, PA
>>
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