Safety fuel shut-off

[rustystud]

I like the K.I.S.S. method.


Now it's all fine in theory. I'm not willing to kill all of my intake manifold gaskets to test my theory.

That's also a reason I went with the fuel shut-off valve. Those full air shutoffs can damage the engine ie: blown gaskets even busted manifolds. Remember the engine is still spinning over 2600 rpm's (usually the rpm when you pull the trigger and stop a runaway) so it will take awhile before it spools down. During this time it is still trying to suck in air at a rate of around 800cfm's . That's quite a vacuum cleaner ! So if I have a runaway because the injection pump is acting "wonky" I don't want to cause anymore more damage to my engine shutting it down. Of course in the worst case scenario it is better to replace blown gaskets or manifolds. So a mix of fuel shut-off valve and air shutoff would be the best.

 

[rustystud]

Full port is also ideal, as then the size of the valve is not smaller than the pipe it is installed in-line with.

That's why I went wit ha 1/2" valve and used bushings to bring it back to size.

 

[gimpyrobb]

That's also a reason I went with the fuel shut-off valve. Those full air shutoffs can damage the engine ie: blown gaskets even busted manifolds. Remember the engine is still spinning over 2600 rpm's (usually the rpm when you pull the trigger and stop a runaway) so it will take awhile before it spools down. During this time it is still trying to suck in air at a rate of around 800cfm's . That's quite a vacuum cleaner ! So if I have a runaway because the injection pump is acting "wonky" I don't want to cause anymore more damage to my engine shutting it down. Of course in the worst case scenario it is better to replace blown gaskets or manifolds. So a mix of fuel shut-off valve and air shutoff would be the best.

Just pipe a co2 fire extinguisher into the intake.

 

[rustystud]

Just pipe a co2 fire extinguisher into the intake.

Actually that's pretty much what the busses have. There is a 30 gallon tank of flame retardant and sensors all over the engine in case of fire. There is also an emergency switch located by the driver which they can activate manually to flood the engine bay which also kills the engine.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Now you just need to sneak one home in your jockey shorts!


Let me know how that works out for you...

 

[rustystud]

Now you just need to sneak one home in your jockey shorts!


Let me know how that works out for you...

Considering that system costs around $5,000.00 I would be going to jail for awhile if caught ! You can look it up. It's the "Amerex" fire suppression system.

 

[59apache]

you can use a pulley and a Bowden cable to shut off from the driver seat

 

[Flingarrows]

Hanks Deuce: I like the air cutoff. Do you have any more info on what materials you used, design, etc?


EDIT: found in further down in your thread - http://blastgateco.com/

 

[59apache]

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