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Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:42 pm

This pattern will cover the fuel rails at the cylinder heads as well as the supply and return lines.

Fri Feb 12, 2021 2:03 pm

4Gears4Tires wrote: Is your blaze cut through the cover or just the wire mesh?

I wish blazecut had a remote monitoring gauge. It puts out one fire, yes, but if you don't shut down the vehicle it'll keep dumping fuel into the area.

I suppose one way to semi monitor this is with a fuel pressure gauge. If pressure suddenly drops, you probably have a leak.

I have it cable-tied onto the underlying wire mesh. I wouldn't drill through that hatch cover.

I reckon as long as you maintain your fuel lines etc you shouldn't worry too much about a fire. But having put in a new rebuild and a lot of extra goodies I'm not taking any chances. There's always the threat of an unexpected electrical fire and I have that covered now using the Blazecut. I also carry two Element 50s and one Element 100 in the map pocket on the driver's door. That's plenty of anti-fire power.

https://elementfire.com/

Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:22 pm

I agree and my fuel system is completely refreshed from tank to injectors, but still... no chances.

I've had a car burn down before and I still miss it. 1989 red 325ix 2 door. RIP. One of my ixs the fuel system is 3 years old and that's ok, but I was looking at the other one that I refreshed a decade ago and I'm thinking it needs another overhaul. No chances!

Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:33 am

space wrote: Big Bull Shooter wrote: space wrote: Those that have the blazecut, and have diligently replaced the fuel lines, do you have the Blazecut in all your non vw vehicles?
If not, why?
T
I've replaced fuel lines, have barbed inlet to carb, and fuel injector clamps on hoses, and they are safety wired to fuel pump and carb on my 69 beetle. Yet I've had a restored fuel pump leak due to cracked gasket on the filter access, and also had my fuel line rupture at the gas pumps - the fuel hose from tunnel housing to engine was rubbing on the CV joint, and wore right through the hose. I started to smell gas and get concerned about 30 seconds before pulling up to the gas station. It was a few minutes of panic!
I don't have Blazecut in my 2012 Tundra, because if it burned, I'd just get a new one. I would have a hard time finding a numbers matching 69 beetle that is pretty solid and only has 36,000 miles on it.

So more for the property, not life safety?
My thought is if one transplanted a modern (subaru etc) engine and kept up on the fuel lines then the risk of a burn would be the same, relatively, to most other semi-modern used vehicles
T
Correct, I use the Blazecut to help save my beetle in case of a fire. I also have a fire extinguisher mounted in the passenger cabin, more for life safety.

Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:34 pm

Update on the Blazecut longevity. I got mine 5 years ago and today as I was getting the van out of storage I decided to look at the pressure and it was at zero, so no longer within specification and thus in need of replacement. I ordered a new one and will replace it in a week. Just a reminder that nothing is fixing it and forget it...

Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:54 pm

bimao wrote: Update on the Blazecut longevity. I got mine 5 years ago and today as I was getting the van out of storage I decided to look at the pressure and it was at zero, so no longer within specification and thus in need of replacement. I ordered a new one and will replace it in a week. Just a reminder that nothing is fixing it and forget it...

What's temp up there today? It was down to 26° Friday morning so that is going to effect it.
Take it inside the house for a few hours and see what it looks like.

Wed Mar 23, 2022 10:07 pm

Just got mine in the mail. Pressure guage reads 2bar at room temp (70°F). I drive my bus down to about 0°F, so wonder if it's even functional in engine compartment temps I drive with...?

Thu Mar 24, 2022 5:30 am

I'd give Blazecut a call. It may be that it would not be effective in the first few minutes of running but once the engine is giving off some heat it would be OK. Also remember that this is activated by melting under the heat of a fire. I imagine that if is there were an engine fire even when dead cold that the heat of the fire would pressurize the tube as well.

But let us know what Blazecut says.

Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:07 am

This was covered back on page 7 with a response from Blazecut.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7262771&highlight=ahwahnee#7262771

But I don't blame you for not reading through 19 pages to find an answer.

Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:12 am

Yep, the rep at Blazecut reiterated that the heat of a fire would raise the pressure of the gas in the tube. Good to go. I drive my aircooled down to around zero F, so it would still take a bit to either melt the plastic tube, or raise the temp/pressure. Better than nothing, but I'm gonna be on it with a 5lb extinguisher, too, so it'd help. Thanks for the response.

Fri Mar 25, 2022 3:51 pm

If you can see liquid with an air bubble in the tube, you are fine.

Tue May 03, 2022 11:45 am

Just a follow-up on the question of low readings on the gauge.

My 9 year old Blazecut reads very low on the gauge when cold... always has. Today I had just removed the engine cover after a long hot drive and thought to check the gauge:

So yeah, once the engine bay gets warmed up the pressure gauge is well into the green zone.

Tue May 03, 2022 11:46 am

^^^^^ Thanks!

Wed Nov 08, 2023 4:43 pm

Finally got one installed T300E bought off Craigslist for $200. I liked the suggested install that allows one to see gauge from behind the plate.

I can sleep better now.