| To: | "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net> |
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| Subject: | Re: "Nokofs" for magnesium wheels |
| From: | George Richardson <gprtech@frontiernet.net> |
| Date: | Sun, 19 Oct 2003 22:20:18 -0400 |
| Cc: | Ben Zwissler <bzwissler1@insightbb.com>, "'Nicholas Wolf'" <nwolf@u.washington.edu>, triumphs@autox.team.net |
| References: | <000001c396a7$8961d1e0$6701a8c0@ZwisslerFamRm> <000c01c396aa$0c31c1a0$96202d44@medfrd01.nj.comcast.net> |
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How do you know it was the engine block that was burning so hot? It's a gasoline fire, after all. Scott A. Roberts wrote: >Ever seen a Volkswagen magnesium engine block burning? Real neat, Real hot. >Sat behind a Volkswagen 410(I think) wagon while it burned up next to route >95 one day near the Philly Airport about 15 years back. All I could do was >direct traffic away from it while waiting for the fire department. (I was a >volunteer firefighter at the time- so I stayed back, and controlled traffic) >Started in back- whole car went to the ground... > >Never been too fond of magnesium bits in cars after that. > >Scott > > > > > > -- George Richardson 1957 Triumph TR3 - TS15559L http://www.key-men.com/triumph 1975 Triumph TR6 - Undergoing restoration 1972 Triumph Stag - Daily Driver Key Men: Keys for Classics - http://www.key-men.com |
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