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Dec. 12, 2009 6:38 p.m. Trans_Maro HalfDork

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Is it so hard to pull all the way to the furthest pump? If there are two pumps in a row, don't stop at the first one!

They didn't see the second pump because it was outside of their own little universe.

Hi-temp guy: Actually it's pretty much impossible.

Throw a lit smoke into a bucket of gas and it'll put the cig out. There's not enough heat there to light the fumes.

Throw a lit match in and it's a different story.

The warning is a blanket thing or you'd have some idiot lighting up while looking into the filler neck.

Shawn
Dec. 12, 2009 8:21 p.m. HiTempguy Reader

Trans_Maro wrote:

DILYSI Dave wrote:

Is it so hard to pull all the way to the furthest pump? If there are two pumps in a row, don't stop at the first one!

They didn't see the second pump because it was outside of their own little universe.

Hi-temp guy: Actually it's pretty much impossible.

Throw a lit smoke into a bucket of gas and it'll put the cig out. There's not enough heat there to light the fumes.

Throw a lit match in and it's a different story.

The warning is a blanket thing or you'd have some idiot lighting up while looking into the filler neck.

Shawn

LOL, way to bring this thread back from the dead!

Have you ever tried to make gas vapour explode? Whole 'nother ball game my friend ;)
Dec. 13, 2009 12:32 a.m. Trans_Maro HalfDork

Man, how'd I stumble across this thread?

I didn't even realise how old it was.

Nice bit of newbie necroposting on my part. Sorry guys!

Shawn
Dec. 13, 2009 7:12 a.m. f86sabjf New Reader

Appleseed wrote:

I hate when you're being polite while waiting for a pump at peak hours. You hang back to allow others to leave or park if they need the skigamerettes. And them some turd cuts in front of you. To important or ignorant to notice. Ungh!

Thats when you lay on your airhorns until they get the message or finish getting there gas an dbeing completely embarassed.
Dec. 13, 2009 10:05 a.m. TJ Dork

Miata- driver's side, 2002- passenger side, Mini- both sides.

I don't have a car with the filler behind the plate.
Dec. 13, 2009 9:27 p.m. M2Pilot New Reader

'63-67 Corvettes had filler in center of rear deck. Seems like that was the location on 'Vettes thru 1980 or so but I'm not sure. It was convenient. I've seen that on other cars too but don't recall what they were.
Dec. 13, 2009 9:31 p.m. EvanB HalfDork

^ Spitfires had that as well.
Dec. 13, 2009 9:34 p.m. JeepinMatt Reader

M2Pilot wrote:

'63-67 Corvettes had filler in center of rear deck. Seems like that was the location on 'Vettes thru 1980 or so but I'm not sure. It was convenient. I've seen that on other cars too but don't recall what they were.

Yep, it was on the C3 Corvettes up through '82 as well.
Dec. 15, 2009 5:19 p.m. 4eyes Reader

M2Pilot wrote:

'63-67 Corvettes had filler in center of rear deck. Seems like that was the location on 'Vettes thru 1980 or so but I'm not sure. It was convenient. I've seen that on other cars too but don't recall what they were.

The Jensen Healey has this as well.