Saltlick
Well-Known Member
Just a thought that popped into my head the other day after reading a few threads about Diesel engines running away on engine oil, so I thought I'd get the consensus off you lot!
If an engine is providing its own fuel through sump oil, and presumably you can't stall it in 5th gear with the brakes, would a CO2 fire extinguisher kill the combustion process?
Here's where a snorkel really would come in handy! Being able to dump a shed load of co2 into the inlet should in theory break the combustion cycle and slow or stop the engine, but would it be enough?
Over to you gents....
If an engine is providing its own fuel through sump oil, and presumably you can't stall it in 5th gear with the brakes, would a CO2 fire extinguisher kill the combustion process?
Here's where a snorkel really would come in handy! Being able to dump a shed load of co2 into the inlet should in theory break the combustion cycle and slow or stop the engine, but would it be enough?
Over to you gents....