Car Engine

Posted on | April 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

Car Engine

Will leaving your car engine on while pumping gas start a fire?

How can the military do it? Jets and helicopters can fill up while they are running. My dad is a blackhawk pilot and he fills up on ground...with the engine on! No different than a car

Military aircraft & vehicles are physically grounded when they refuel & a "hot refuel" that the military does is extremely dangerous & some aircraft have exploded during the refuel.

Hot refuels are mainly done under combat conditions. The engines on the birds are turning at full or almost full RPM so in the event that they come under enemy fire during the refuel, the pilot can shag ass out of there to keep from getting shot to pieces. You don't have to worry about pulling into Texaco and have to risk coming under an Al Qaeda attack while you are getting gas & have to jump in your car & haul out of there very quickly.

Another safety reason why you are required to shut off your engine is in the event of a gas spill, you won't have a super hot exhaust that could ignite the gasoline or gasoline vapors from the spilled gas.

EXACTLY how a car engine works - 3D animation !

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Does an inboard boat engine turn the opposite direction than a car engine?

I always thought that if the engine went out on an inboard boat that I could replace it with a car engine. Someone told me the other day just during a general discussion that that wasn't possible because the engine ran in the opposite direction. Is this true?

No, but you don't want to put a car engine in as it is not marinized. Marine engines are designed to work in enclosed spaces..aka they are built no to catch fire.

Also they are designed to work under constant load and to resist corrosion in a humid environment. You could do it but the car engine would probably have a short life.

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