I installed a 6' Blaze Cut fire suppression system in Whitecloud today.
Thinking it was going to be a complicated matter, I was surprised by how simple and easy it was. (Whitecloud is a 2015 Vintage Speedster)
I drilled two 1/4" holes in the rain-tray and used rubber-padded hose clamp/mounts to hold up the tubing along with two zip-ties and that was it. I ran it with the gauge facing the drivers side (just cause).
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Bet that gives you some peace of mind! All who have engine fires say the lid get too hot to open and use an extinguisher.
Cool.
Is there any way to get some kind of grommet in where it goes through the deck lid hinges?
Carlos G posted:Cool.
Is there any way to get some kind of grommet in where it goes through the deck lid hinges?
There are larger grommets available, but I don't know if you'd find one that big; some split vacuum or fuel line would do the trick, though.
There are also "caterpillar grommets" - fit any size and easy to retrofit.
Carlos G posted:Cool.
Is there any way to get some kind of grommet in where it goes through the deck lid hinges?
It doesn't look like it goes through a hole in the hinge. The Blazecut appears to be laying across the top of the hinge. @Will Hesch Is that correct?
Robert, that is correct. The hinge top is smooth so there's no worry about the tubing being cut by them.
You need to put something around that area as it will rub and wear through sitting loosely on the hinge like that.
Even a piec of 1/2" rubber hose with a zip tie would protect the BlazeCut tubing. There's lots of vibration going on back there. Recall after long tow my luggage rack was about to fall off even with lock washers - replaced nuts with Nylock ones.
Nice clean install!
ALB posted:Carlos G posted:Cool.
Is there any way to get some kind of grommet in where it goes through the deck lid hinges?
There are larger grommets available, but I don't know if you'd find one that big; some split vacuum or fuel line would do the trick, though.
GROMMET....a sort of FUNNY word if you think about it?
Almost sounds like a porridge or cereal? Have a bowl of GROMMET with a splash of maple syrup!
I put one in my Speedster and Spyder tried to get a portion of the tube over each carb in both. I used two aluminum rivets on the Speedster the rest sits down inside and I used the rear rag top attachments plus additional epoxied on fasteners for the Spyder. I sprayed each black, I don't think it will effect the capabilities of the Blazcut. Least I hope not the white tube just looked too offensive.
I have been wondering where to put the BlazCut I just bought. I think my oil cooler is in the way to run it through the hinges of the deck lid. It's 6 feet long and I Guess I could drill holes large enough through the hinges far enough away to keep from pinching it.
IndianBob posted:
I have been wondering where to put the BlazCut I just bought. I think my oil cooler is in the way to run it through the hinges of the deck lid. It's 6 feet long and I Guess I could drill holes large enough through the hinges far enough away to keep from pinching it.
Mounting the BlazeCut is the last thing you should do. Correct your engine set up first!
I think CRHEMI is referring to the oil cooler mounted in front of the air intake for the fan shroud. That oil cooler is creating hot air that is being sucked into the cooling fan intended to cool the engine.
These coolers (as well as external oil filters) are typically relocated outside of the engine compartment (in cooler ambient air temps) for better cooling of the oil and not additional hot air for the engine.
With the oil cooler relocated, then you could install the BlazeCut to its most effective position. 
@IndianBob- As both Jim and Bill have mentioned, whether VW or 356/912, your engine will run happier being fed ambient temp air instead of the preheated air it ingests now. Also, filter changes must be messy- on my first performance VW engine I did the oil filter on the shroud like that and it took quite the pile of rags to keep the engine from getting covered at oil change time. Is the original cooler still in the shroud, or is there a block off plate and that's where the oil for the external cooler and filter is coming from? If this is the case, know you're only filtering some of the oil some of the time. A true full flow system takes oil straight from the pump or oil galley after the pump, so the engine is fed clean oil 100% of the time...
A good winter project- re-plumb so the filter and cooler are in the left rear fenderwell; the engine will thank you for it!
So- anything done to the engine? How is it for power? Al
He may also be referring to the fuel filter located in the engine compartment as well. Granted it is a metal filter but if it were located behind the firewall it would increase the safety factor a bit. Filters come off as well as breaking.
All the above!
Bill Prout posted:IndianBob posted:
that is literally the worst place to mount your oil cooler. on that engine too 
Well, it's been there 30 years and the oil runs cool & the engine still runs strong! I don't know what else to tell you.
