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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 11:46 PM
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damn good thing nothing happend... i am going to buy one of does fire extinguisher
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:05 AM
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I did the fire extinguisher mod right after 4.8T truck burned
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:09 AM
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Nice Save man, talk about good karma ....

All this talk about fire extinguisher's, where can I pick a good one up?...Can anyone get any pics of there's in there truck? I was thinking about mounting it on the passenger side pilar...
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 99Silverado5.3
Nice Save man, talk about good karma ....

All this talk about fire extinguisher's, where can I pick a good one up?...Can anyone get any pics of there's in there truck? I was thinking about mounting it on the passenger side pilar...
i would make it more hidden, but easy to get to
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kbracing96
I did the fire extinguisher mod right after 4.8T truck burned

me too in my tahoe. hell i mounted right to the center console on the passenger side close as i could to the heater duct and floor. its nice and out of the way and readily accesible. (spelling)

and i got mine from walmart for like $9.00
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 06:42 AM
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A temporary fix for mine....Well, it's still on there. I got a 3/8 universal inline fuel filter I had laying around and used it as a filter/breather and put it inline with the passenger valve cover 3/8 nipple on the front. I then ran a hose down the front of the motor so if it did blow any out it would be down under the truck. You need a vent path under boost. Every engine has some blowby and a boosted engine will always have more. If there is no vent path for boost it will push oil out your rear main etc.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboGibbs
A temporary fix for mine....Well, it's still on there. I got a 3/8 universal inline fuel filter I had laying around and used it as a filter/breather and put it inline with the passenger valve cover 3/8 nipple on the front. I then ran a hose down the front of the motor so if it did blow any out it would be down under the truck. You need a vent path under boost. Every engine has some blowby and a boosted engine will always have more. If there is no vent path for boost it will push oil out your rear main etc.
Yeah I'm going to run the passenger valve cover line into the intake right behind the air filter, and the line from the valley cover into the intake manifold like it's supposed to be, with a check valve inline.

I never mounted my extinguisher, it's just been rolling around in my back seat for the past year.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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Put my extinguisher back in the truck last night after reading about all the trucks burning.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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Nice save for sure!!!!! I think if it comes down to it.....I'll let mine burn.
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Old Mar 20, 2007 | 12:47 PM
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I have 2 fire extinghers in my truck... prob put another one in the bed....

Watch at the end of this video...

http://video.performancetrucks.net/v...d300e7057e.htm

You will see 2 guys running to the mustang that is on fire. Too bad our buddys there that are fire fighters didnt have any extingishers... haha
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