Gas station pet peeves
I was at the car wash/gas station today and coming out of the car wash I was going to fuel up my truck. As I'm rolling out of the car wash I am aiming for the only pump that has diesel, as I'm headi...
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CavemanCharlie wrote:
I guess that I never even thought about something like this. I will try to think about it more in the future but, I will probably forget.
As for the kid,,, my friends have a 15 year old son. He will be getting his DL instruction permit soon. He was asking me about the different labels on fuel pumps the other day. He has no idea of the difference between gasoline and diesel fuel. I think he will now know enough to put the right fuel in his car. But still, he didn't seem to understand the part about gasoline fumes being explosive and diesel fuel just burning. I admit that I did not explain it very well. It is just so second nature to me I was not prepared for the question.
I wonder if there is booklet I can get from somewhere to explain it. Fueling For Dummies, or something like that.
Explain to the youngster that liquid petroleum does not burn. Petroleum vapors mixed with oxygen will burn. Gasoline has a higher vapor pressure and therefore more readily vaporizes.
https://youtu.be/Zph5usgWkN0
https://youtu.be/7nL10C7FSbE
