Cautionary Tale

[razorman]

You may well already be aware of this, but a note of caution for those who don't.

I was filling the Chim up with Optimax on Sunday and as I lifted the filler out of the tank a small amount spilt.
It went into the surround around the tank filler and started to run down the water chanel around the boot. I rushed to get some paper towels and managed to mop it up just as it was running over the bumper and about to drip onto the nearside exhaust pipe.
Fortunately the garage was just up the road from home or the exhaust could have been very hot.:yikes:

I don't know if this could have ignited, but I do know that I don't fancy finding out the hard way. I am going to be a lot more careful when filling up from now on.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

I've done it several times! I guess there needs to be an ignition source for the vapours, rather than just a hot object.

(..but I always gulp when it happens!)

[parrot of doom]

I've done this as well. I very much doubt that anything will set alight, but if it does I'll just blame the petrol station as it only happens before I put the nozzle in

[GreenV8S]

Petrol doesn't ignite easily because its boiling point is higher than its flash point; it just boils away. Oil and hydraulic fluid are far more dangerous from that point of view, if you get them hot enough they will ignite.

[2 Smokin Barrels]

GreenV8S said:

Petrol doesn't ignite easily because its boiling point is higher than its flash point; it just boils away. Oil and hydraulic fluid are far more dangerous from that point of view, if you get them hot enough they will ignite.

I know empty petrol tankers are more dangerous than fulluns!

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Made old Jos jump a bit though...




...thankfully he was OK

[kenny chim 4]

[quote=2 Smokin Barrels}

I know empty petrol tankers are more dangerous than fulluns![/quote]

..due to viscous vapour in an enclosed environ

[blue chim]

They do ignite occasionally! One very attentive Italian at the garage was filling one chim and spending more time to look at the interior than the tank - overfilled - petrol down the water channel - me rush with beach towel - a small amount reached the exhausts and got a gentle puff of flame , enough for me to see my Chim's miles flash before my eyes. Attendant and I both shocked for a few secs....
Mind you it was near 40degrees and had just done a geat hill climb so both the Chim was glowing and the petrol evaporating, or something sparked, no idea.
Having said that, it has happened once before with no probs.

[Flintstone]

Are you kidding?!

At almost £1 a litre I NEVER spill petrol.