Once you see smoke, first thing you do is shut off the battery switch THEN
use your extinguisher which you should have within reach. On all my LBC
cars, I add a battery cutoff switch even if the car didn't have it to start
with.
It appears the owner of this Jag Mk II did not keep a fire extinguisher in
his car.
I would say most LBC fires I've ever seen are related to a short in the
wiring harness. Even if it is a fuel system problem, shutting off the
battery switch will cut the circuit to the pump.
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Alan
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