Running generator while traveling

dave17352 wrote:

Effy wrote:

J-Rooster wrote:
I run my genset when the temps get over 90* when traveling down the Hwy. And to your second question you don't want any type of motor running when your fueling. In fact you don't want to use your cell phone when fueling do to static electricity and fuel fumes a bad combination.

Sorry I just don't get the "don't run your motor while fueling". Other than the obvious inconvenience of carbon monoxide, millions of people pull up to pumps and pull away from pumps daily with their vehicles running, stopping, starting, running again, running through and continually running. Millions. And not a one blowing up because of it.

Interesting. I almost never see people fuel up with their gas engines running. I do see some diesels do so though.

that's not what I said. they pull up to the pumps with their engines running, shut off, start the engine and pull away with it running, and people pull through the pumps while driving. I am just curious what the hazard is, if at any given time an engine is running around pumps? I am not advocating letting it run at all - so don't mistake my meaning. I just don't get the doom and gloom about the hazard if you do. Obviously it's inconsiderate, but I am not sure an explosion hazard is really present. If that were the case we'd all have to drift into the station with engines off and push them away before starting.