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ss409cid · 05-01-2012, 09:17 AM

Commuting to work this mornig and WTF, all of the sudden the lane I am in is soaking wet. Cars started slowing down fast, and I could not change lanes. Then the smell hit me, DIESEL FUEL,

and I had to drive in it for about a quarter mile. It seems that an empty tractor blew a tire and ruptured his tank, leaving a trail of fuel behind. No damge to the Camaro, but I washed her twice as soon as I got to my shop. Just another day in the life of a commuting Camaro......

ga0358 · 05-01-2012, 09:21 AM

Wow! Good thing nobody threw a cigarette butt out ahead of you...

BowtieBelle · 05-01-2012, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ga0358

Wow! Good thing nobody threw a cigarette butt out ahead of you...

THIS

Dznts · 05-01-2012, 09:24 AM

that sucks!

bmoney · 05-01-2012, 09:24 AM

You gotta love the smell of diesel in the morning! I would hate to get that all over my car!

Scalded Dog · 05-01-2012, 09:28 AM

Not only will diesel fuel NOT ignite with a cigarette, but gasoline will not either. Saw it on MythBusters, but STILL didn't believe, so I tried it myself. Sure enough, it doesn't matter how you do it: You can aerate the fuel, you can work with the hottest blazing cherry you can stoke, you can do what you want to do... a cigarette will not ignite gasoline or diesel.

Seen it in movies? Yes, I know... we've also seen giant robots from outer space battle for the universe, and depend on one teenager for their real salvation.

However... the smell of diesel fuel... good luck with that! Diesel is one very unpleasant liquid to deal with.

toesuf94 · 05-01-2012, 09:33 AM

At $4+ bucks a gallon...that driver was having a bad day! Glad there was no damage to your car.

Scalded Dog · 05-01-2012, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by toesuf94

At $4+ bucks a gallon...that driver was having a bad day! Glad there was no damage to your car.

... an 18- wheeler can carry hundreds of gallons of fuel, so not only is the loss of that fuel likely to run into the high hundreds of $$$, but, when a truck that has spilled fuel is identified, the EPA can (and often does) impose fines in the neighborhood of $25,000 per offense PLUS cleanup costs, which can even make that fine seem like peanuts by comparison...

90503 · 05-01-2012, 09:42 AM

If you got slimed, I seriously consider a good wash job, maybe even throw in some Simple Green de-greaser for underneath, wheels and wheel wells, etc. Its a stinky petroleum product and diesel takes a lot longer to evaporate than gasoline.

ss409cid · 05-01-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 90503

If you got slimed, I seriously consider a good wash job, maybe even throw in some Simple Green de-greaser for underneath, wheels and wheel wells, etc. Its a stinky petroleum product and diesel takes a lot longer to evaporate than gasoline.

Just so happens I keep Simple Green on hand, it took two shots to get the wheels and wheel wells deslimmed. I used a more gentle Meguires car wash on the paint......

ss409cid · 05-01-2012, 10:14 AM

You know they always say it could have been worse, I could have had the top down......

BowtieBelle · 05-01-2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ss409cid

You know they always say it could have been worse, I could have had the top down......

No kidding!

You'd better get that top cleaned just to be on the safe side...

Sir Nuke · 05-01-2012, 10:35 AM

ss409cid, now that your ride is washed up......certainly you got to know that where ever you had the fuel on your car.....most likely all your wax is GONE, so now you get to do another WAX and Detail job.....whether or not you needed it or not!

ss409cid · 05-01-2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

ss409cid, now that your ride is washed up......certainly you got to know that where ever you had the fuel on your car.....most likely all your wax is GONE, so now you get to do another WAX and Detail job.....whether or not you needed it or not!

Aw crap, and I just waxed her last week....:(

05-01-2012, 09:17 AM	#1
ss409cid Drives: 2011 SS RS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,079 View My Garage	Camaro got all grased up this AM Commuting to work this mornig and WTF, all of the sudden the lane I am in is soaking wet. Cars started slowing down fast, and I could not change lanes. Then the smell hit me, DIESEL FUEL, and I had to drive in it for about a quarter mile. It seems that an empty tractor blew a tire and ruptured his tank, leaving a trail of fuel behind. No damge to the Camaro, but I washed her twice as soon as I got to my shop. Just another day in the life of a commuting Camaro...... __________________

05-01-2012, 09:21 AM	#2
ga0358 Drives: 2010 ABM LS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Acworth, Georgia Posts: 935 View My Garage	Wow! Good thing nobody threw a cigarette butt out ahead of you... __________________

05-01-2012, 09:24 AM	#4
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	that sucks! __________________

05-01-2012, 09:33 AM	#7
toesuf94 Drives: THR #11 E-force supercharged Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Posts: 4,746	At $4+ bucks a gallon...that driver was having a bad day! Glad there was no damage to your car. __________________ Cars and women are both going to give you problems...but you can pay somebody else to fix your car!

05-01-2012, 10:14 AM	#11
ss409cid Drives: 2011 SS RS Convertible Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SE NC Posts: 1,079 View My Garage	You know they always say it could have been worse, I could have had the top down...... __________________

05-01-2012, 09:24 AM	#5
bmoney Drives: 2010 1LT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: North Central Oklahoma Posts: 32	You gotta love the smell of diesel in the morning! I would hate to get that all over my car!

05-01-2012, 09:28 AM	#6
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	Not only will diesel fuel NOT ignite with a cigarette, but gasoline will not either. Saw it on MythBusters, but STILL didn't believe, so I tried it myself. Sure enough, it doesn't matter how you do it: You can aerate the fuel, you can work with the hottest blazing cherry you can stoke, you can do what you want to do... a cigarette will not ignite gasoline or diesel. Seen it in movies? Yes, I know... we've also seen giant robots from outer space battle for the universe, and depend on one teenager for their real salvation. However... the smell of diesel fuel... good luck with that! Diesel is one very unpleasant liquid to deal with.

05-01-2012, 09:42 AM	#9
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,419	If you got slimed, I seriously consider a good wash job, maybe even throw in some Simple Green de-greaser for underneath, wheels and wheel wells, etc. Its a stinky petroleum product and diesel takes a lot longer to evaporate than gasoline.

05-01-2012, 10:35 AM	#13
Sir Nuke Master of All Things Drives: '20 Corvette Stingray Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeast of Houston, Texas Posts: 22,323 View My Garage	ss409cid, now that your ride is washed up......certainly you got to know that where ever you had the fuel on your car.....most likely all your wax is GONE, so now you get to do another WAX and Detail job.....whether or not you needed it or not! __________________