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"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 03/19/2015 at 09:17 • Filed to: None

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I have a 9 hour toad trip ahead of me and my car won't start. Luckily campus safety will jump me in half an hour.

Oppos, is it safe to leave the engine running while pumping gas?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:23

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No it is not.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:25

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Generally the answer is no. I've seen it done, but I wouldn't suggest it.

Secondly, I'm not trying to be a jerk, but do you mind me asking the circumstances around needing the jump? I ask because I don't know if it's the greatest idea to go on a 9 hour road trip with a car that requires jump-starting. Certainly there are circumstances that could safely allow for that, and sometimes you just need to do what needs to be done, but Im curious.

Sam > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:26

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Unless you have electrical issues that cause sparks, there's probably nothing to worry about.

ttyymmnn > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:26

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I have been told that it is not safe. I never pump gas while the engine is running. However, I spent a summer working for a car dealership about 30 years ago. It was hotter than the hinges of Hell on the lot, and we would routinely park our cars by the pump, start the pump, then sit in the car with the engine running and the AC blasting until the pump finished. Nobody ever died. Still, it's not a good idea.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:33

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It is perfectly safe to leave the engine running while pumping *diesel*. It's even better for the engine. However, it is illegal in most locations because it isn't safe for pumping *gas* and the law makes no distinction - grumble mumble.

Also Toad trip lol.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 03/19/2015 at 09:34

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It was likely also not dry heat, so not as likely to form the Giga-Death-Static that would cause the gas to light.

TheHondaBro > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 03/19/2015 at 09:37

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The new plan is that I'm getting a new battery when the local dealership opens.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:44

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I accidentally did it with the uplander once. I usually leave the keys in the ignition but Off. So I pumped fuel, got in, go to start it and hmm, it's on On. Odd.. oh the engine is running still. Oops.

ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback > TheHondaBro 03/19/2015 at 09:45

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If you can, and haven't already, have your charging system tested. Honda should be able to do this, but if not your local parts store can and usually will do this for free.

At the very least have the battery tested to make sure it's not just a battery that needs to be charged.

Your an Opponaut, so it's likely you've already done this and more. Just want to make sure the bases are covered.

TheHondaBro > ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback 03/19/2015 at 09:46

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I'm going to my local dealership once they open.

ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/19/2015 at 09:48

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No, humid as hell southeastern VA. It drives me crazy when I see people get back in their cars while pumping, especially in the winter. And it's mostly women. That's not sexist; it's a fact. I have often considered talking to them. "Did you know that getting back in your car while pumping gas is perhaps the single most dangerous thing you can do?"

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 03/19/2015 at 09:53

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Single most dangerous simple thing they can do. The complex action of getting back in the car while lighting a cigarette and talking on the phone is probably more risky, even if just by a hair.
All the same, I wish *I* could get back in my car while pumping and/or leave the engine on, because the Diesel Master Race fears not these "static" things.