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Dec 21, 2005 | 08:07 AM

#21

gkaufman

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Originally posted by RaGsHoCkEy88@December 21, 2005, 9:43 AM
well i use 87....right now i have shell regular in my tank. i havent heard about carbon buildup but if u wanna find out about carbon buildup run premium for a week then at the end of the tank, go on the highway and bury thr trottle and then go home park and smell to see if u smell something

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What exactly would it smell like if it was having a carbon buildup issue?

Dec 21, 2005 | 08:16 AM

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atomic_il

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Originally posted by Thunder Road@December 20, 2005, 6:49 PM
Well I have filled mine several times with it running... no problems,

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Do you smoke while you fill it too? might as well...

Dec 21, 2005 | 09:13 AM

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blackhat

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Originally posted by (Thunder Road @ December 20@ 2005, 6:49 PM)
Well I have filled mine several times with it running... no problems,

atomic_il,December 21, 2005, 10:19 AM
Do you smoke while you fill it too? might as well...

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Or use your cell phone? might as well too..

Phone Ignites Gas Station Fire

Dec 21, 2005 | 02:53 PM

#24

nicksolheim

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Check this vid out.

Static electricity ingnites this one.

http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/stunts/f...ns/Pumping_Gas/

You got to sit through the GM :notnice: commercial first though

Dec 21, 2005 | 03:04 PM

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max2000jp

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Originally posted by blackhat97@December 21, 2005, 10:16 AM

Or use your cell phone? might as well too..

Phone Ignites Gas Station Fire

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Myth:
http://www.snopes.com/autos/hazards/gasvapor.asp

Dec 21, 2005 | 04:58 PM

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blackhat

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Thanks Jason. I didn't think to check snopes on this one because I remembered it on the news.

Dec 21, 2005 | 05:33 PM

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SixtySix

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Read it carefully, you probably did see it on the news and it probably did happen, it's just that it was really static electricity and not a cell phone that caused it.

Getting in and out of your car while fueling isn't very smart.

Dec 21, 2005 | 08:48 PM

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24FAN

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Originally Posted by blackhat97,December 21, 2005, 12:16 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE((Thunder Road @ December 20 @ 2005, 6:49 PM)
Well I have filled mine several times with it running... no problems,
atomic_il,December 21, 2005, 10:19 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'>Do you smoke while you fill it too? might as well...

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Or use your cell phone? might as well too..

Phone Ignites Gas Station Fire

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[/quote]

Don't believe everything you read. Static is one thing. Cell phones igniting gas vapor has not been proven.

Dec 22, 2005 | 05:45 AM

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05passion

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well if you believe the web then you have to believe TV ,myth buster don this with the cell phones and came up with nothing, myth busted

Dec 22, 2005 | 10:06 AM

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The Lyin' King

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Originally posted by 05stangkc@December 21, 2005, 7:26 AM
I remember when survice station attendants SMOKED while filling up your car. We come a long way baby!

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Smoke 'em if you got 'em.