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re: So turning off your vehicle so it won't explode when you pump some gas.....
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:07 am to bigrob385series
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:07 am to bigrob385series
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.if i have young kids in the car and it's 100 degrees out,i'm not shutting it off.
Roll down the windows. Your little snowflakes will not suffer.
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Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:07 am to dukesilver72
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Been leaving mine run for as long as I can remember. No explosions to date.
Same here.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:10 am to Supermoto Tiger
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Gasoline is also more flammable than diesel, and requires less heat for combustion. ... Gas engines mix gas and air, making a vapor which is compressed by a piston, and then ignited by a spark plug. Diesel engines use a piston to compress air to a high pressure and temperature.
Especially up north, there are people that leave their diesels running for months at a time.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:11 am to Supermoto Tiger
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From the Petroleum Equipment Institute... (LINK
Q: Engine Running
Why is it dangerous to leave your car running?
A: Many people believe this safety warning only applies to older cars. That is not true. A running car presents a number of "ignition sources" for fuel vapor. The exhaust components of a modern car can literally glow red hot during normal operation. The typical ignition system creates voltages above 40,000 volts.
But turning off your engine while refueling isn't just to prevent your car from starting a fire. There is also a safety issue in the event of fire, regardless of the source. In case a fire does occur in a gas station a running car is a danger. Imagine that fire burns through one of the rubber fuel hoses under your running car. Most fuel pumps deliver gasoline at about 15 to 40 pounds per square inch (PSI). Your fuel pump is now spraying a tremendous amount of gasoline at an open flame.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 8:13 am to SG_Geaux
Or I'll just leave it running
Posted on 6/19/17 at 9:17 am to dgnx6
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Petroleum Equipment Institute
I'm gonna go ahead and believe these guys over a bunch of baws that risk fires and thefts just to avoid a 5 degree temp increase in their trucks.
Posted on 6/19/17 at 5:06 pm to Tigahs24Seven
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Tell that to my Brother In Law who has burns to 40% of his body, including the face, after he was pumping gas and somebody else was smoking. Not impossible.
Out of curiosity, when did it happen? Reason I ask is that technology to stop fumes has improved a great deal.
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