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better than my dream and your in the wrong thread dave
i dreamt that i was running away from a crazed cerial killer
and hid out in a gang place and ended up kining a gan what stole houses
then it turned into a trap house with a rug as a rope bridge and i had to cut it to stop the killer
then it went relly weird and i woke up
i dreamt that i was running away from a crazed cerial killer
and hid out in a gang place and ended up kining a gan what stole houses
then it turned into a trap house with a rug as a rope bridge and i had to cut it to stop the killer
then it went relly weird and i woke up
Petrol leak in engine bay. F'in worrying
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It was spraying in the distrubutor cap, so lucky i spotted it otherwise it may have been KABOOM!
Lets hope it stays away from the exhaust manifold :devil:
Errr, 750L Panda, fuel spraying all over the manifold for 100Miles+ from Lowestoft Suffolk to Thronton Heath Surrey.
Now when we discovered it down there, we felt bloody lucky not to have gone up in smoke
i made a cup of tea, and then i had to take the washing out the washer, so i did that and got halfway up the stairs and forgot my tea... i went back for it, then took the washing up with my tea, to put in the tumble dryer in teh spare room, sat at my computer and remembered id left my tea in the spare room :bang: went to get it but got distracted by tipo rolling about and showing his belly... so i stopped and played with him adn went back to my computer... FORGETTING my tea again!!!
i went back for it... and its cold
went and zapped it in the micro, came back to the pc and spilled some on my keyboard :bang:
i went back for it... and its cold
went and zapped it in the micro, came back to the pc and spilled some on my keyboard :bang:
lucky it didnt go up then
then again, petrol isnt as flamable as everyone says it is... you just get caught out once in a while
lucky it didnt go up then
then again, petrol isnt as flamable as everyone says it is... you just get caught out once in a while
germans are well thick when they made the VW bettle... they put the fuel tank in the front boot.... any head on crashes.. the only thing between you and a wall is a thin poorly built chasis and a tank full of petrol
Err yes it is. A flash point of -40deg (iirc from my pertrolium training) is very flamable!
germans are well thick when they made the VW bettle... they put the fuel tank in the front boot.... any head on crashes.. the only thing between you and a wall is a thin poorly built chasis and a tank full of petrol
Yeah but you could argue the same on normal cars now, if someone hits you side on it could cause a petrol leak, or you go over a bump to fast you could hit the fuel tank on the ground and pierce it maybe. leaving a trail of petrol behind you, or even more dangerous diesel.
its very flamable (yeah ive seen all the hazard data and videos)
BUT.... often it wont ignite quite as easily as you would expect it to.
For example, a few times someone would be grinding and a few feet away someone else would be pouring petrol... then afterwards we just think "oh sh!t, what if it had blown!"
i made a cup of tea, and then i had to take the washing out the washer, so i did that and got halfway up the stairs and forgot my tea... i went back for it, then took the washing up with my tea, to put in the tumble dryer in teh spare room, sat at my computer and remembered id left my tea in the spare room :bang: went to get it but got distracted by tipo rolling about and showing his belly... so i stopped and played with him adn went back to my computer... FORGETTING my tea again!!!
i went back for it... and its cold
went and zapped it in the micro, came back to the pc and spilled some on my keyboard :bang:
Could have been worse, you might have spilt it on the clean washing, How mad would that have made you!?
germans are well thick when they made the VW bettle... they put the fuel tank in the front boot.... any head on crashes.. the only thing between you and a wall is a thin poorly built chasis and a tank full of petrol
look at the US ford Pinto when the fitted the fuel tank behind the back bumper if someone rear ended it they'd be cooked,,,,
(now thats a way to reduce rear end bumps )
http://www.fordpinto.com/blowup.htm
my escort van does not want to start, just brought it a new battery and 4 glowplugs, fecking cold weather now im having to rely on my mate to drop me off to party later
now im having to rely on my mate to drop me off to party later 
petrol is flammable but its not explosive in its liquid form. It will only light from a naked flame (so a cigarette or a smouldering substance wont ignite it)
petrol only explodes if vaporised to mix it with oxygen.
petrol going onto a hot(even warm) surface causes it to boil and turn into vapour (gas) very quickly. It wont ignite!. the only problem is you now have explosive gas in your engine bay.
if you was unlucky enough to have a dodgy HT lead (or a nakard distributor or suppressor) the gas might ignite but wont really explode (you need a sealed space to cause and explosion) it will be more of a WOOOF and maybe flames
I like diesel....
It wont burn with a naked flame or spark.
but get it onto your manifold and it will go up! and if enough diesel it been put on it will start to self sustain (think burning chip pan)
petrol only explodes if vaporised to mix it with oxygen.
petrol going onto a hot(even warm) surface causes it to boil and turn into vapour (gas) very quickly. It wont ignite!. the only problem is you now have explosive gas in your engine bay.
if you was unlucky enough to have a dodgy HT lead (or a nakard distributor or suppressor) the gas might ignite but wont really explode (you need a sealed space to cause and explosion) it will be more of a WOOOF and maybe flames
I like diesel....
It wont burn with a naked flame or spark.
but get it onto your manifold and it will go up! and if enough diesel it been put on it will start to self sustain (think burning chip pan)
Ah yes. 'The BBQ that seats 4'
Had such a bad reputation, and gave ford a bad name because they'd rather pay out in court rather than have a re-call and make a few changes!
Petrol becomes a vapor at -40deg+ so is always flamable when above this temp.
Correct it is only the vapors that are flamable, incorrect about only a naked flame lighting it
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no one should be using this thread today as it is the last day of the year and nobody or thing should get to you. fu*k it all and think about it next year
Just reading your sig Jonboy... You've got all of 6 hours to make sure you've gone over 150 bhp
