Fire extinguisher help
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Fire extinguisher help
I have a nice wartime fire extinguisher in my mb, the problem I have is that it rattles. That is the internals of the extinguisher rattle when driving, anybody else have this issue? Any suggestions on something to put in it to stop this?
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Tony....you probably won't be using it for an engine fire so it is empty, right? I wonder if you can simply fill it with motor oil to stop that noise....you may only need an inch or three in the bottom to stop that noise.
Chuck Lutz
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Or you can fill it up with expansive foam.
Luca
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
That's a good idea, I will try it. No I won't be using it, I carry a modern extinguisher-onboard.
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Luca, I thought about the foam but that's not reversible is it? I was wondering what others thought
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Tried the oil, didn't work still rattles
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Did you try 30 wt. or 90 wt? It might make a difference....
With all the squeaks, rattles, noises my GPW makes going down the road, I never thought to see if the FE is part of the chorus.
With all the squeaks, rattles, noises my GPW makes going down the road, I never thought to see if the FE is part of the chorus.
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Tony said! "I thought about the foam but that's not reversible is it? I was wondering what others thought"
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Surely your not thinking of making it back into an extinguisher with Carbon Tet so what difference does the foam make.
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Surely your not thinking of making it back into an extinguisher with Carbon Tet so what difference does the foam make.
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Don't want to ruin the value of the item, some may think it is wortg less.
I used 30wt oil, still rattled. I wonder if I could pump it full of grease?
I used 30wt oil, still rattled. I wonder if I could pump it full of grease?
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
Foam, fine styrofoam "packing peanuts"... If it wasn't a painted example, I'd be removing the cap and gutting it. I've done that numerous times with FE cores for M2 builds that had corroded/broken guts flopping around.
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Re: Fire extinguisher help
I am not sure it is not reversible. You should try with some foam in a pot, and then try some sort of solvent. If it works, then it the trick I suggested is reversible, but it would take patience. There is no way to fix a rattling extinguisher without unsoldering it. So if one would want to fix it, he would need to unsolder it, and once open the foam could be removed.TonyStandefer wrote:Luca, I thought about the foam but that's not reversible is it? I was wondering what others thought
Besides, we all know that correct fire extinguishers are there just for show, and not for use.
Luca
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WillysMB#344142 6-19-44 Navy N.S.Blue Grey
45 Bantam T-3 #57248 1-10-45
42 Willys MB-T #13560 11-42
43 Willys MB-T # 25417 4-43
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