Comments on: Episode 15: Scuba Diver, Car Capers

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By: Roger

Roger — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:52:25 +0000

I lived on a farm where sometimes our methods of fixing a car just to get it down the road were a little uncouth. I fabricated an air cleaner for a weber carburetor on a cj-7, out of sheet aluminum, a rag, and two bolts and nuts. I made a fatal error and put the nut on the inside of the air cleaner box. It vibrated loose, fell in the carb and made it’s way into the firing chamber where it proceeded to bounce around on the aluminum piston head destroying the piston and ring. I think if the piston were steel maybe it would’ve survived, but it was in there while running long enough to disintegrate the nut and destroy one of the compression rings. We fixed it though so technically it didn’t destroy the engine.

By: Deweyoxburger

Deweyoxburger — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:27:09 +0000

Um , no…..
I live somewhere were it is cold as hell nearly 9 months out of the year. shut off our cars as we gas up…hell no , no one shuts that heater off that long.
I assume the signs you see at gas stations saying to turn off the engine far more apply to vapors and possibility of causing a flash or fire , no matter how minimal it may be.

By: Levi

Levi — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:26:38 +0000

The water cant get sucked all the way into the cylinders by this method as that would require the gas to contract to a volume smaller than the cylinder capacity of 1-2 cylinders (on average only 1 in 4 exhaust valves will be open). While gas does contract as it cools, it doesn’t contract that much.
People driving through deep water normally lose power due to the air intake getting flooded, fortunately most air filters are designed to prevent the water getting into the cylinders which would hydralock them and damage the conrods usually.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:22:51 +0000

My daughter accidently put kerosene in my car,she assumed it was gas because it was stored in a gas jug.Could anybody please tell me the effects this will cause to my car,its a Grand Maequis…..please help,thanks!!!!

By: Ghost

Ghost — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:20:43 +0000

What about bleach in a diesel fuel tank ?
Think it’ll break it ? Lol

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:15:45 +0000

The myth was actually about the CL145 that is a sea plane that literally scoops up 1500 gallons of water in seconds by landing on the surface. Sometimes I wish these guys would get the story right before testing the “myth”. There is also several other aircraft including helicopters that scoop not SUCK the water up.

By: tabitha

tabitha — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 23:17:25 +0000

In response to bleach in the oil, the same results happen when bleach is added to gas….vehicle starts and runs long enough to make it around the block….then it stalls and wont start again. When taken to the mechanic they said water in the fuel LOL I guess its undetectable. Get a lock gas cap!

By: bob

bob — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:18:31 +0000

What does drain cleaner in an oil tank do?

By: chris

chris — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 08:37:00 +0000

But…what i am guessing is that using oil that you use to cook vegetable could start the engine….(not confirmed,might work in the near future for now,it’s better to use petrol)