Anyone ever cover fire nozzle with finger to redirect?
I feel funny asking this but my curiosity is winning out:
Background: my car died on the backside of MidOhio so I pulled off into the grass near a corner worker. As I sat there it somewhat became apparent something in the engine area was on fire. I briefly contemplated the many consequences of setting off the fire system. One consequence being a face full of foam even though I wasn’t on fire. So I then considered putting my gloved thumb over the cockpit nozzle in the dash and setting off the system hoping it would just do the engine. I was afraid my thumb would end up hurt and still get a face full of foam. So I didn’t do anything. Got out and corner workers put out the little fire that was there. Just an ignition wire and breather hoses. If I had successfully set off only the engine area, I think the mess would have been about the same. Dunno.
But I’m curious, anyone try to block off a nozzle and set off the system? Successfully?
You should not cover it with your hand
You should never try to stop any thing that is stored in compressed form. Reason, when the compressed things expand it tends to cools down really fast, could have given you the 2 degree burns if contacted directly to the skin.