engine running while getting gas !!!
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Originally Posted By: Kestas
It's for the health of the guy and everyone at the station. Imagine if everyone left their car idling at a busy gas station. The customers are in and out, but the poor guy at the cashier's booth would have to breathe that all day.
like toll collectors on a bridge??
It's for the health of the guy and everyone at the station. Imagine if everyone left their car idling at a busy gas station. The customers are in and out, but the poor guy at the cashier's booth would have to breathe that all day.
like toll collectors on a bridge??
I think some of them the stereo would kill the battery with the engine off.
Originally Posted By: John K
People worried about using their starters! They'd freak at the new cars (specially hybrids) that shut off at whenever you stop, then restart automatically when you press on the accelerator. I think there are more incidences of people stealing a running car than there are of fires, but I do remember reading that there have been some fires sparked by static electricity, and they warned of women who got back in the car while fueling generating static by sliding or out of the car.
Hybrids don't have starters. So that does not matter. Other than a Hybrid I've not seen a car that shuts off at a light.
I've never had a check engine light on many different cars while they run at fillup. I don't get back into the vehicle so no worries about static build up. Never had a fire.
I'll continue to fuel my vehicles like I have SAFELY for decades
Take care, bill
People worried about using their starters! They'd freak at the new cars (specially hybrids) that shut off at whenever you stop, then restart automatically when you press on the accelerator. I think there are more incidences of people stealing a running car than there are of fires, but I do remember reading that there have been some fires sparked by static electricity, and they warned of women who got back in the car while fueling generating static by sliding or out of the car.
Hybrids don't have starters. So that does not matter. Other than a Hybrid I've not seen a car that shuts off at a light.
I've never had a check engine light on many different cars while they run at fillup. I don't get back into the vehicle so no worries about static build up. Never had a fire.
I'll continue to fuel my vehicles like I have SAFELY for decades
Take care, bill
Originally Posted By: Shannow
Instead of arguing why not...what is the reason FOR needing the engine on while you refuel ?
Some conspiracy theory ?
The kids in the car need the air con on ?
Why do people NEED the car running ?
Valid reasons only...
I don't want to turn it off. Valid for me!
Filled us this AM. $18.00 worth of unleaded. 3 mins 25 secs incl the Credit card swipe and receipt.
Take care, Bill
Instead of arguing why not...what is the reason FOR needing the engine on while you refuel ?
Some conspiracy theory ?
The kids in the car need the air con on ?
Why do people NEED the car running ?
Valid reasons only...
I don't want to turn it off. Valid for me!
Take care, Bill
Hybrids don't have starters. So that does not matter. Other than a Hybrid I've not seen a car that shuts off at a light.
Bill, how does the gasoline engine start in a hybrid?! From what I have read the car companies are going to use the hybrid technology of shutting the engine off when stopped in regular cars to improve mpg......
Bill, how does the gasoline engine start in a hybrid?! From what I have read the car companies are going to use the hybrid technology of shutting the engine off when stopped in regular cars to improve mpg......
They use the electric motor to spin the ICE.
Anyone who's spent a winter in Wyoming or a summer in Texas understands why it's desirable to leave the car running. In Wyoming with sub-zero temps and howling winds, I turn the heater on full blast, get out, fill the car and jump back in before my tears and post-nasal drip begin to freeze.
In Texas, it's nice to jump back into a cool car, especially if you're trussed up in work duds.
In Texas, it's nice to jump back into a cool car, especially if you're trussed up in work duds.
The other reason to turn off the vehicle when fueling is to do with the evap canister. When the car is off I believe a valve is closed which prevents gas from being able to get into and soak the charcoal evap canister.
That is what the dog is for.
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