Workshop safety Or Mig Leaping event?

Any New Yaknee workshop fans will know that the most important bit of kit is
the safety goggles.

However!!......... don't under estimate the power of a garden hose to put
out a flaming inferno that is resultant in burning underseal severing your
diesel fuel line.

I'd made a mental note to avoid the fuel line a couple of weeks ago... but
we all know what happens to mental notes :-( Work had slowly progressed
closer to the fuel line but the brain failed to engadge.

Oh how I sprinted to switch off the power before unleashing the torrent of
water under the engine bay.
Leaping over power tools, cables and discarded rotten sills and inner wing.

I think it was a mix of familiarity breeding contempt and just dammed poor
luck.

Only thing missing was the slow motion, "NoooOOOooOO!!!!!!!!".

Mrs D's eyes met with mine as she observed proceedings from the
Conservatory. The actual engine bay end of the car was out of sight, she
could tell immediately that things were going pearshaped. No words needed to
be exchanged, that knowing glance " Ambulance or Fire engine dear ?" ,
either that or I'd entered a Mig leaping contest.

Fortunately the resulting diesel sponsored flame poured away from the Rangie
so damage was only limited to a knackered plastic fuel line.....few....!

Spending the rest of the day draining the tank with no way of stoppoing it
also prolonged the agonoy of getting it back to work.

At least the forsight to have the hose on standby paid off.. Little did I
suspect the artistic impression that the session would create and had the
hose not been there It would have been Alfie the toastie...FS: cheap rolling
chassis.

Thought I'd share it for anyone feeling equally as complacent as me.


Lee D
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Workshop photos from Landrover repairs
& other such tinkerings.
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Hi Lee

Not only does underseal burn in a very rewarding way, so does all the
Dynotrol that you spend ages spraying into the box sections of the
chassis. It is quite thought provoking when you see little flames
peeking out of the chassis drain holes at the far end of the vehicle!!!

It hasn't happened on my current RRC (yet) but I'm wondering how to stop
it when I come to weld the patch over the hole in the outer sill under
the B post. Any suggestions? I suppose that a holle in the chassis
that is big enough to admit the nozzles of my CO2 or Halon extinguishers
is one solution, but I've alread got one that I need to patch!

Rgds Richard

"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> It hasn't happened on my current RRC (yet) but I'm wondering how to stop
> it when I come to weld the patch over the hole in the outer sill under the
> B post. Any suggestions? I suppose that a holle in the chassis that is
> big enough to admit the nozzles of my CO2 or Halon extinguishers is one
> solution, but I've alread got one that I need to patch!
>
> Rgds Richard
>

H'mmm I suppose spraying it with water internally prior to work commencing
may help... no good for preservation of the article it's self though.

How about a garden sprayer on standby ready to dose it down.

Or running co2 through it from a pub bottle may reduce the likelyhood of
ignition.... Bunging up the holes you can with rag or summat.

Theres no doubt more reasons not to do that though...

Or what about a wall paper steamer blowing steam through...

I don't quite fancy water around electric , especially whilst welding so
probably another good reason not too.

I know.... make freinds with a North Sea Oil rig welder and go do some
snorkling... Park up for a brew while your mate does the welding... hey
presto!



Lee D

Lee_D wrote:

>Or what about a wall paper steamer blowing steam through...
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>Lee D
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Steamer doesn't sound totally daft the more I think about it.
Hopefully enough moisture to discourage ignition but not so much that I
get a belt from the MIG.

Richard