Westy fire on 7/5/2011 in Redmond, WA?

mariusstrom · Samba Member Joined: March 29, 2010 Posts: 745

Westy (appears to be an 82-83 air cooled) burned to the ground in Redmond, WA yesterday. Not sure of anything other than these photos, hope everyone got out OK. Sad

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Ahwahnee · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:37 pm Post subject:

That is grim, very bad.

kamzcab86 · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:42 pm Post subject:

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danfromsyr · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:22 pm Post subject:

not missing anything.
it's an 82-83 aircooled.

only the 80-81s had the rear metal upper vents.

they went with plastic in 82 w/diesels so all chassis recieved it.
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reivertribe · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject:

That's very sad.
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DAIZEE · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 9:24 pm Post subject:

sad
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PIRATE · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:10 pm Post subject:

gnar bars!
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IdahoDoug · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:48 pm Post subject:

I'm curious how the rear hatch got opened? Was someone working on it because it stalled in that spot? Obviously the hatch closed later when the struts eventually melted their seals and depressurized, but it's clearly open during the video.

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jbart · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:09 pm Post subject:

that sucks. this also reminds me about fire extinguishers. who carries them? where do you store yours?
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Team WorldTour · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:21 pm Post subject:

I cried a little.
I carry two. One between the passenger seat and the slider, at floor level, and another next to the engine bay. This one is bigger than the other, and rated for oil fires.

I'm paranoid enough to seriously consider second-hand fire sensors in the engine, connected to a CO2 bottle. I mean, we had them on the Abrams' in the Army, and CO2 should be a good substitute for Halon.....
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kamzcab86 · Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:42 pm Post subject:

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FNGRUVN · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

Was that a gas tank in the kitchen area?
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Wildthings · Samba Member Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50332

Maybe all Bays and Vanagons should have one of these in the engine compartment.

http://www.elidefire.com/home.html

danfromsyr · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:14 am Post subject:

Kids and their low riders....

that mercedes convertible is going to be $$$ pricey

bet that's not what they were expecting when they pulled into the visitor parking spot.

and any older car with high pressure lines is a potential bonfire.
had the oem high pressure hose on our 92 cabriolet slip it's fitting at the injector rail, noticied it when I was checking the tire and there was gasoline dripping down the back of the engine.. Shocked

across the exhaust manifold.. thought it smelled gassy Embarassed

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GBA 88West LA · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:51 am Post subject:

my sincere sympathies, very unfortunate Crying or Very sad

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purplepeopleeater · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:22 am Post subject:

What a mess, i carry two

Bman · Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 7:53 am Post subject:

SHIT. I'm seriously getting me a fire extinguisher today! Crying or Very sad

To have your investment go up in smoke like that!? Good thing I had an independent appraisal done on my DoKa, otherwise the insurance people will schoff when I tell them that my 28 yo car is worth $20K.

Hate to see another van lost.
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