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Paulc1964au Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#832603
I was wondering what everyone does for security for their car and also fire prevention?

Has anybody fitted a fuel shut off valve that works off a remote? that way you could shut off fuel in a fire and also use it to prevent the car from being driven off
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#832605
i have the fuel cut off valve but its not hooked up to my alarm.
also you have a pm about a company to avoid.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#832607
not sure at this stage, when is it again.
got a rough shape on your gear knob atm,will try to finish it this week.
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Paulc1964au Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#832608
5pm 9th April, cool looking forward to seeing the new knob.

I wonder if a auto shutoff valve that shuts off when the ignition is turned off and needs a secret button pressed to restart it
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#832609
sorry wont make that one got a party to go to starting at 3pm that day.
mines wired from the ignition to the valve to the oil sender, so when i loose oil pressure it cuts the fuel, i really need to wire in a button to help me prime the system quicker.
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Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 ·

#832614
Any automotive LPG outlet will sell you a solenoid valve to shut off the petrol. How you power it is up to you. I ran a hidden switch that killed the power to the LPG system for years. Worked great.
The big advantage of this system is if anyone tries to steal your car the engine will run for a bit on the fuel in the carby. When it stops the theif will probably then quickly abandon all attempts at restarting and piss off. This actually did happen to my car once.

restonubie Learner Dubber

17 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#832896
Hi Paul, don't want to hijack your thread here but the engine fire thing is something that I'm also interested to learn more about.
An engine fire is the one thing that really worries me being the owner of a
40 year old VW. I've read some painful stories on AVD of VW's catching fire.
Being a newbie and currently going through the restoration process, I'm pretty keen
to have some method in place to put out a fire should one ever happen.
So is it just a matter of cutting off the supply of fuel to the running engine ?.
I've seen some suggestions that one of those automatic fire extinguishers systems
that floods the engine bay without opening the hood may be the way to go.
I'm concerned that the time needed to stop the vehicle, get my manual fire extinguisher out
and get the hood open may be all too late to avoid serious fire damage.
Prevention of a fire has got to be the initial focus I guess. Then putting out
any flames would come next then. I'm interested to hear about other peoples fire prevention methods too.

Paulc1964au Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#832984
No thats fine i am also concerned however the first thing i had done was have the fuel filter mounted under the pan outside the engine bay as a common cause of fire is the bowl splitting and spraying fuel all over the engine.

No sure the shut off valve would reduce the risk much but i was just trying to both make the car more secure and possibly reduce the risk of extreme fire by shutting off the fuel however i think by the time you notice smoke coming from the engine bay it may be too late?
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#832990
trust me you will smell a fuel leak well before it catches fire. trust me i been bloody close after 2 fuel regulators shat themselves while driving.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#832996
mine was fitted after i fitted 40mm dells. they arent fitted to a stock bug.
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Paulc1964au Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#832999
barls wrote:mine was fitted after i fitted 40mm dells. they arent fitted to a stock bug.
phew 🙂

I guess the other thing is the bug is insured although not enough to cover my total investment but enough to buy another i guess
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#833043
Paulc1964au wrote:I was wondering what everyone does for security for their car and also fire prevention?

Has anybody fitted a fuel shut off valve that works off a remote? that way you could shut off fuel in a fire and also use it to prevent the car from being driven off
Hi Paul,
My electric fuel pump only pumps when its switched on...
BIG lamp to say its ON.... and only on with ignition...
I also have a remote alarm connected to the doors bonnet engine cover....

another guy on here switches his ignition to a flasher unit
and when it is started.... it goes on & off.... start & stop...

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#833221
Check all the brass tube's that are part of the carb and fuel pump to make sure that they are not lose, if they are you can tap them and fit a threaded connecton with a barbed end, then replace your fuel line every two years with a good quality hose and check your fuel system over every year. carry a quality fire extinguisher.