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Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question

Posted By: Chiles
Date: Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:05 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question (Vic Roy)

While I will always bow down to the experience of UV, I learned something from my surveyor that I think makes sense.

My surveyor told me that in his experience, there are more diesel turbo failures that cause fires then many people think. He said that when it happens, oil from the cooling / lube spray over the overheated or damaged turbo charger and become the source for ignition. Without the shutdown, the engine will continue to run spraying oil on the fire.

I have no first hand experience with this that the surveyor could have just been handing me a line, but in a way... it makes sense to me.

If you don't have turbo's then I think it is much less of an issue.

Chiles

Messages In This Thread

Fireboy engine shut off install question
Dug -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 5:28 p.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 6:05 p.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
Chiles -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:05 p.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
Vic Roy -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 8:34 p.m.

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andre fourrier - Louisiana -- Tuesday, 11 April 2006, at 9:30 p.m.

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Wayne -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 1:21 a.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
bruce -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 5:20 a.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
Dug -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 8:58 a.m.

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Rawleigh -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 9:27 a.m.

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Capt. Dave Kosh -- Wednesday, 12 April 2006, at 9:42 a.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
Mikey -- Sunday, 16 April 2006, at 3:40 p.m.

Re: Fireboy engine shut off install question
bruce -- Monday, 17 April 2006, at 7:15 a.m.