Comments on: Episode 15: Scuba Diver, Car Capers

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:42:10 +0000

re: Sugar in gas tank
Test was flawed due to it’s being too well controlled.
(This happened to me, subsequently did my own tests.)
Sugar will not dissolve in gas. It stays on bottom of tank in granular form.
However, almost all gas tanks (especially older models) have small amounts of water (condensate) in gas tank.
It stays on bottom as well.
Sugar will dissolve in this water, and subsequently get pumped through fuel system / engine.

By: I sure hope i dont need a new radiator - Page 2 - JeepForum.com

I sure hope i dont need a new radiator - Page 2 - JeepForum.com — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:27:50 +0000

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By: brian

brian — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:27:32 +0000

they did the exploding gasoline tank wrong.i watched the movie and the clip ony shows the car exploding.in the film the car wasent shot in the tank it was shot all over and it had 2 giant tanks of n2o(nitrous oxide)wich also helps to burn

By: Christappa

Christappa — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 08:02:59 +0000

William great one!

By: William

William — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:52:42 +0000

Whoever said that a tailpipe will suck up water into the engine has either a) never driven a car/ truck through water and b) doesn’t understand the basic principle of operation of a 4-stroke internal combustion engine.
If you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t post – the whole point of Mythbusters is to put an end to myths not start new ones.

By: christopher compton

christopher compton — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:14:09 +0000

If you are useing automotive myths you really need to use todays injected fuel systems because only the hot rods and poeple that take care of there cars use carbuated motors today!!!!

By: christopher compton

christopher compton — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:10:04 +0000

The myth about sugar in a gas tank is not busted because you did not use a fuel injected motor and that is what is driven today and has been since the 1989’s

By: Ulankin Evgeni

Ulankin Evgeni — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:37:19 +0000

I disagree with a unequivocal result of experiment: the fire helicopter and diver. You have considered only one type of system. And in Russia them two. Second is applied by the helicopter of model Mi26TP-1 and Mi26TP-5. The diver could there get, it is necessary scoop water. I heard this history per 1985-6 years, extinguished a taiga. Check up, it is possible so?
Thanks. Ulankin Evgeniy.

By: celio

celio — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:40:15 +0000

good thing i bought a lock in gas cap

By: Someone dumped SUGAR in my gas tank!!! - P

Someone dumped SUGAR in my gas tank!!! - P — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:06:31 +0000

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