Punctured Gas Tank
09-15-06, 01:32 PM
#61
You should see the looks I get from some younger drivers as I zip by in my G35 coupe or my wife's IS250. “Hey what’s that old man doing driving that young person’s car?”
I love it.
09-15-06, 01:41 PM
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I don’t mind the old-people stereotyping, I’m used to it. That’s why I treat it as a joke myself.
You should see the looks I get from some younger drivers as I zip by in my G35 coupe or my wife's IS250. “Hey what’s that old man doing driving that young person’s car?” I love it.
You should see the looks I get from some younger drivers as I zip by in my G35 coupe or my wife's IS250. “Hey what’s that old man doing driving that young person’s car?”
I love it.
09-15-06, 01:57 PM
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Not really. Cars explode only in the movies. In the real world they just catch on fire. Only exception might be a empty tank with just fumes, but otherwise just get out and run and you'll be fine.
Cars can be fixed so glad your OK and can move on....
Cars can be fixed so glad your OK and can move on....
09-15-06, 01:59 PM
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09-15-06, 02:14 PM
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You guys ever watch 'Mythbusters' on the Discovery channel ???
They did a segment to see if a car will catch fire or explode from gunfire.
It's a complete myth. They took a beater Caddy with a full tank of gas, fired handgun, rifle and even semi-auto military rounds repeated into the gas tank. All it did was leak gas - no explosion, and more importantly no fires . . .
They did a segment to see if a car will catch fire or explode from gunfire.
It's a complete myth. They took a beater Caddy with a full tank of gas, fired handgun, rifle and even semi-auto military rounds repeated into the gas tank. All it did was leak gas - no explosion, and more importantly no fires . . .
09-15-06, 02:20 PM
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Not cool - and not the right place either
Really? Obviously you didn't watch Dateline last night. If you did you would have learned that doing so can cause a lot of pain. No. It's not cool at all.
Joking with people 'who know you' is one thing. Putting down others is another and is just rude.
BTW: I'm 67 and proud of it. A lot of people have never made it this far so I feel pretty good. And no, you didn't hurt my feelings. I work mostly with people in their early twenties and hear this stuff all day and it rolls right off me.
Joking with people 'who know you' is one thing. Putting down others is another and is just rude.
BTW: I'm 67 and proud of it. A lot of people have never made it this far so I feel pretty good. And no, you didn't hurt my feelings. I work mostly with people in their early twenties and hear this stuff all day and it rolls right off me.
09-15-06, 04:50 PM
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You guys ever watch 'Mythbusters' on the Discovery channel ???
They did a segment to see if a car will catch fire or explode from gunfire.
It's a complete myth. They took a beater Caddy with a full tank of gas, fired handgun, rifle and even semi-auto military rounds repeated into the gas tank. All it did was leak gas - no explosion, and more importantly no fires . . .
They did a segment to see if a car will catch fire or explode from gunfire.
It's a complete myth. They took a beater Caddy with a full tank of gas, fired handgun, rifle and even semi-auto military rounds repeated into the gas tank. All it did was leak gas - no explosion, and more importantly no fires . . .
It was the biggest pyrotechnic disappointment I've ever experienced. We shot it about a dozen times, always thinking we'd missed. After two full cylinders, we figured we must have hit it, so we walked up on it to find we'd hit it 11/12 times. It did not make a fireball. It lit nothing on fire. It didn't even make a sound audible over the gunshot.
As much as the movies would like us to think hydrocarbons are easily ignited by common activities - they're not. Not at all. You really need a deliberate effort to get most things to catch on fire.
09-15-06, 09:27 PM
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Gas tanks are not supposed to be puntured and leak gas from road debris...I think the expectation is that your car's gas tank will withstand all sorts of road debris and even minor accidents and I think car manufacturers have taken great pains to ensure this. Even so, freak accidents do happen and when they do, the circumstances should be considered. The OP swears he heard nothing and gas tanks don't just sprang a leak. Would be great to see a pic.
Based on some of the other posts, gas tank punctures do occur, even if it's never happened to you. While it could have been something minor, I doubt it. The guy probably hit something that exceeded the design specs for the tank, specs that have been subject to lots of testing. So, while you're talking possiblilities, I'm talking probabilities. Sometimes, bad s*** happens, and it's no one's fault.
09-15-06, 09:32 PM
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Seriously man, give JB Weld a try. I had a friend with a Yamaha Warrior ATV that had his chain pop off and make a huge hole in his crank case. He took a piece of a Coors Light can and JB Welded it to that thing and it lasted for hundreds of hours of hard riding after that. I am a believer in JB Weld for life. It might be worth a try before spending $1,300.
09-15-06, 09:33 PM
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09-15-06, 09:36 PM
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Seriously man, give JB Weld a try. I had a friend with a Yamaha Warrior ATV that had his chain pop off and make a huge hole in his crank case. He took a piece of a Coors Light can and JB Welded it to that thing and it lasted for hundreds of hours of hard riding after that. I am a believer in JB Weld for life. It might be worth a try before spending $1,300.