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holstein13
Explorer
Nov 24, 2014

Do you turn off your engine at the gas station?

Yesterday was my first time ever filling up my new diesel pusher at the truck lanes at the Pilot in Marianna, FL. It was raining heavily when I arrived. What seemed odd to me was that not a single b...
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noteven
Explorer III
Nov 28, 2014
Heat rises actually, so a gasoline refueling fire shouldn't be a concern.

Simple precautions to limit sources of ignition while vapor is displaced out of the tank are overkill.

This is not a problem if you get a diesel, and better yet get a dually because you park farther from the pump.

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