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HardDrive 01-21-2011 09:54 AM

Pure idiocy
 
It involves gasoline. And fire. And people with the minds of 2nd graders performing automotive engineering.

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71T Targa 01-21-2011 10:10 AM

"Police say the three had removed the engine cowling between the two front seats of the van and used a water bottle to transfer gas from the bucket directly into the carburetor in order to keep the engine running."

What could possibly go wrong?

Rikao4 01-21-2011 10:12 AM

the worst is yet to come...
incredible pain & painful treatment..
depending on how bad..
many pray to die..

Rika

dennis in se pa 01-21-2011 11:24 AM

Sometimes you should not get credit for trying. This is one of them.

Gogar 01-21-2011 11:32 AM

Remember:

If you have an IQ of . . . . let's say . . . . . 100 . . . . .


You're smarter than half the people out there.

widgeon13 01-21-2011 11:37 AM

There were just so many "Don'ts" in that scenario it is incredible. Very sad and painful but three very stupid people. I hope they survive, maybe they'll file a lawsuit against the gas station that sold them the gas.

GH85Carrera 01-21-2011 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by widgeon13 (Post 5799239)
There were just so many "Don'ts" in that scenario it is incredible. Very sad and painful but three very stupid people. I hope they survive, maybe they'll file a lawsuit against the gas station that sold them the gas.

So you think the gas station is responsible? That is crazy.

Do you think asked permission to buy gas to dribble right into the carb and the gas station said yea, sure go ahead.

widgeon13 01-21-2011 11:44 AM

I'm on an iPhone, that should have been in green. Can't change to font color!
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Do you think asked permission to buy gas to dribble right into the carb and the gas station said yea, sure go ahead.

ckissick 01-21-2011 11:49 AM

We'll definitely be hearing about them again at the next Darwin Awards.

RANDY P 01-21-2011 11:50 AM

I wonder how they managed to get that thing down the street in Bellevue without getting arrested.

You get arrested there if you don't drive a sliver German car.

EDIT: oh, they were in Factoria.

rjp

Rikao4 01-21-2011 11:54 AM

if the attendant saw the buckett..
they will pay..

Rika

Tishabet 01-21-2011 01:47 PM

Does that van even have a carb? And by removing a cowl you can reach it from within the cabin?

gtc 01-21-2011 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HardDrive (Post 5799051)
... people with the minds of 2nd graders performing automotive engineering.

I went to college in Flint, at what used to be the General Motors Institute. I can assure you that there are plenty of people with the minds of 2nd graders working at the big 3 doing automotive engineering.

TheMentat 01-21-2011 02:04 PM

They probably thought they were pretty clever... right up until the flash!

HardDrive 01-21-2011 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tishabet (Post 5799498)
Does that van even have a carb? And by removing a cowl you can reach it from within the cabin?

Sure. The engine in a full size van sits just to the right of the drivers feet. There is typically an engine cover of some kind that can be accessed from inside. If its an old van, then it could have a carbed engine

wdfifteen 01-21-2011 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by widgeon13 (Post 5799239)
There were just so many "Don'ts" in that scenario it is incredible. Very sad and painful but three very stupid people. I hope they survive, maybe they'll file a lawsuit against the gas station that sold them the gas.

It is illegal to put gasoline in unapproved containers (another idiotic government regulation) but I wonder who is responsible for enforcement. I could see the station being responsible if an employee pumped the gas or saw it being done and didn't shut the pump off. But if it wasn't witnessed, could the station be held accountable?

wdfifteen 01-21-2011 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by gtc (Post 5799513)
I went to college in Flint, at what used to be the General Motors Institute. I can assure you that there are plenty of people with the minds of 2nd graders working at the big 3 doing automotive engineering.

It's not just automotive. When I worked in aerospace we had an engineer who was having trouble getting his car started. We told him he could pour some gas into the carb to quickly see if the problem was fuel or ignition related. He pour a WHOLE QUART of gasoline down a Toyota Corolla carburetor.

Tishabet 01-21-2011 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HardDrive (Post 5799629)
Sure. The engine in a full size van sits just to the right of the drivers feet. There is typically an engine cover of some kind that can be accessed from inside. If its an old van, then it could have a carbed engine

Guess I never knew! I think of carbs being phased out by 1980 or so, but I guess some vehicles still had them.

bell 01-21-2011 04:28 PM

dodge used throttle body injection for years......up into the 90's iirc.......looks like a dodge or chevy.......someone will know......

Tim Hancock 01-21-2011 04:40 PM

I bet I know what kind of bumper sticker they had on the back of the van ..... especially if they try to sue the gas station. ;)


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