Which side is the fuel tank filler on?
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From: Phil Bradby on 24 May 2010 16:36 Ret. wrote: > Ed Chilada wrote: >> If I'm filling up on the far side, I simply park the car a little >> further forward. Just takes a little bit of brains. > > Absolutely - and then the hose goes around the back of the vehicle, not > over the top of the boot, and can be used normally - not upside down. > Jeez, how long have these people been driving? In many cars you need to park absolutely inch perfectly for the hose to reach across, if it's even possible at all.
From: Phil Bradby on 24 May 2010 16:42 bod wrote: > Or twats that park about 5ft out from the pump. I believe most experts recommend parking up at least 3 feet from the pump to avoid the possibility of a spark from static electricity on the car coming into contact with the fuel and causing an explosion.
From: Ian Jackson on 24 May 2010 16:58 In message <hteobr$q7g$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Phil Bradby <nospam(a)nospam.com> writes >bod wrote: >> Or twats that park about 5ft out from the pump. > >I believe most experts recommend parking up at least 3 feet from the pump >to avoid the possibility of a spark from static electricity on the car >coming into contact with the fuel and causing an explosion. I'm sorry, but I don't see what the distance from the pump has to do with sparks (and their prevention). This video certainly doesn't mention it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_5pziTqMk0 -- Ian
From: Adrian on 24 May 2010 16:58 Phil Bradby <nospam(a)nospam.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: > bod wrote: >> Or twats that park about 5ft out from the pump. > > I believe most experts recommend parking up at least 3 feet from the > pump to avoid the possibility of a spark from static electricity on the > car coming into contact with the fuel and causing an explosion. Oh, pur_leeeeeze_!
From: Rob on 24 May 2010 17:15
Phil Bradby wrote: || Ret. wrote: ||| Ed Chilada wrote: |||| If I'm filling up on the far side, I simply park the car a little |||| further forward. Just takes a little bit of brains. ||| ||| Absolutely - and then the hose goes around the back of the ||| vehicle, not over the top of the boot, and can be used normally - ||| not upside down. Jeez, how long have these people been driving? || || In many cars you need to park absolutely inch perfectly for the hose || to reach across, if it's even possible at all. Rubbish. If someone on here says the hose they use is long enough, then they're all long enough. If their forecourt has a retractable hose which they can easily pull out to suit, then they're all retractable and all just as easy, so there is no problem, it's all in the mind. I'd better not mention the super sprung air line that you to stand on to keep it from retracting... -- Rob |