RZR fire today

Jammer75 said:
I don’t have the room for a bigger tank (currently 8 gallons (round spun aluminum)) I don’t run out of gas per se, but as soon as I’m down to 2 gallons or so it will grab air on side hills and what not so to enjoy the ride back to camp need to add a gallon or 2 for the lengths of our rides. I’m thinking 2-3 gallon roto pak mounted somewhere?  I do run high air psi. 16lbs. ,love the slide and probably a little easier on the trans. 
 

is there a tank foam/baffle that can be inserted into these tanks (side fill)?
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Holley Hydra-mat will get most of the fuel out of most tanks.  I had problems with side hills and turns in my fuel cell until I added one.  They are expensive.

 
megadesertdiesel said:
Some of us ride further than beer stop to beer stop and some actually use the skinny pedal more.  A loop from the dirty nasty low rent washes down to Duners Diner, a rip around Buttercup and stop by the old rope swing under I-8 and back to home base will leave you out of fuel on the run back. 
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Did that ride last trip out, and towed a Baja Bug that had total electrical failure with the wife’s X3. Extra fuel was brought down via truck for the E85 and V8 buggies. :biggrin:

 
Jersey_Jeff73 said:
i dont understand why in glamis someone needs to carry gas in a sxs . i have no problem leaving wash 10 going to china wall the swing set and down to duners diner and back on a single tank. i have brought gas for the quads on that trip because on of the three will run out usually 1 miles from camp on the way back. i do have a roto packs mounted on the cage on the cold side of the engine 99 percent of the people riding with extra fuel don't even need the fuel for the rides they do. i wish them a speedy recovery 
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The Pro R sucks up gas big time and so does the 4 seat Turbo R.   Neither can make a run from Washes through the dunes down to Roadrunner and down to Duners Diner and back on a full tank.    That is the only time we have to carry fuel.   For regular dune runs there is no need.  

Rotopak fuel cans or the Giant Loop fuel bags are the safest way to carry fuel.  

 
2turbofords said:
Add a large sump to the bottom of your tank in the center if possible. I put one on my car that is the size of a #10 can of food (  or a big coffee can from Costco) I also ran the return line from the fuel rail back into the top of the sump to resupply fuel when running low.
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Trans is right under the tank, no room....

 
Kat-A-Tonic said:
Holley Hydra-mat will get most of the fuel out of most tanks.  I had problems with side hills and turns in my fuel cell until I added one.  They are expensive.
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I think I'll try the foam baffle inserts first. 

 
ChEFF said:
I'm OUT on that trip. Been there done that. I prefer the Dunes! Peace
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When we go down there we hit up Buttercup after we eat.  We use to hit up Gordon's Well and dune back through Patton Valley before the closures. 

Really only have a portion of the sand highway from Roadrunner down.  The rest of the ride is in the dunes.   

 
Jammer75 said:
Trans is right under the tank, no room....
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What about a 1/2 gallon or so tank off to the side? Doesn’t need much, just enough to survive the slosh. 

Sand Shark said:
When we go down there we hit up Buttercup after we eat.  We use to hit up Gordon's Well and dune back through Patton Valley before the closures. 

Really only have a portion of the sand highway from Roadrunner down.  The rest of the ride is in the dunes.   
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Same. Closures ruined that whole area. The dunes that are open are nearly as tore up as the ones between Wash 6 and Olds

 
Sand Shark said:
Really only have a portion of the sand highway from Roadrunner down.  The rest of the ride is in the dunes.   
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Going to have to try that next time everyone wants that trip. I'm staying left of the Hwy. Peace

 
Saw the smoke from the dunes on Saturday.  On Friday a Razor tumbled at olds and someone of air flighted out, and idea how that person is?

 
Sand Shark said:
Some good dunes left of the highway down in that valley when heading to Gordons.  
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Careful I think there are a bunch of closures on that side, but there are some fun dunes over there!

 
One thing I learned in Baja was to put the extra gas in when you stop for the first time of the trip, instead of carrying it in the extra container until you are running low. Obviously you can still have a problem early in the run, but you can reduce the likelihood that way. And has already been said, leave it in camp unless you are going on a long ride where you will need it.

 
dbart said:
Careful I think there are a bunch of closures on that side, but there are some fun dunes over there!
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You run until you hit the closures and then pop back onto the Sand Highway. 

 
FOG said:
I carry 2 fire extinguishers and a fire blanket.  And there isn’t a belt to catch fire. 
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I've never once seen (or even heard of) a SxS have a belt fire.  I've seen several SxS fires, every single one was from a cheap gas can in the bed. 

-TJ

 
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From time to time I'll head down from Roadrunner, get b'fast at Duners Diner, then go in to Gordon's, up and over Test, and then dune all the way back up the East side of the closures (hitting all the big hills).  Usually we go back to RR after China, but sometimes we do Lizard->Brawley Slide->Olds just to finish the journey, then cut back out to RR.  It's def more of a SxS run than a big car run, though I've done it in my Potter.  The potter had a 26 or 28 gallon fuel cell and it was never an issue.  Doing it in SxSs I bring fuel in a high quality jug strapped into the floorboard in an empty seat.  Yes, it's still not ideal but hey you're sitting on the gas tank in a RZR anyway and it's WAY better than in the bed.  We start the run by going down sand highway and take it easy, when we get to DD we empty all the gas cans into the rigs so that a) we don't have fuel in jugs in the vehicles any longer than absolutely necessary b) we don't have fuel in jugs in the vehicles when doing any actual duning.  

-TJ

 
tjZ06 said:
I've never once seen (or even heard of) a SxS have a belt fire.  I've seen several SxS fires, every single one was from a cheap gas can in the bed. 

-TJ
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the issue with the belts is that the cooling air is directed onto the turbo to keep the area cool if fragments of belt are sent out of the clutch case it is possible to catch fire on the turbo. but if your having that much belt slip it will be throwing codes and derating the machine. i had my turbo catch fire pretty good behind china wall not from belt debris but from return oil tube coming loose and spraying oil all over. the fire was a pain in the ass to extinguish being that all the heat shrouds had trapped the oil that was burning and you could not physically get the extinguisher to spray the burning material. 1 fire extinguisher and a few bottle's of water and i was able to get the fire out with no damage other than having to bend up the heat shields to get the fire out. 1 business card to make a gasket and i was able to continue on and get back to camp. i run heavy equipment around a lot of saw dust and not a stranger to stuff catching fire so this really wasn't a big deal but if anyone else that hasn't dealt with fires the machine would of been a total loss

 
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