Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Sorri; askiestog; tut Mir Leit; - Only saw & read this now ..
I had this happen to my Nissan Sani with aux tank AND the Pastor's Mazda B bakkie up in Savuti ..
The culprit was the exhaust running too close to the fuel tank .. on the nylon Nissan tanks this never was a problem, but the steel fuel tanks gets too hot with teh exhozt & gearbox heat inderneath the vehicle when drivin gin he3avy sand on a hot day and you never get above 30 KPH ..
I scavanged aluminium heat shelad off a BMW in the scrap yard, placed it between exhozt and fuel tank .. end of sheizz.
Valves & that have nada to do with this -- just, as Clem states, heatsheild between exhoz and the tank ..
[LOBO now has that problem .. I need some BMW alum plaatjies again
I had this happen to my Nissan Sani with aux tank AND the Pastor's Mazda B bakkie up in Savuti ..
The culprit was the exhaust running too close to the fuel tank .. on the nylon Nissan tanks this never was a problem, but the steel fuel tanks gets too hot with teh exhozt & gearbox heat inderneath the vehicle when drivin gin he3avy sand on a hot day and you never get above 30 KPH ..
I scavanged aluminium heat shelad off a BMW in the scrap yard, placed it between exhozt and fuel tank .. end of sheizz.
Valves & that have nada to do with this -- just, as Clem states, heatsheild between exhoz and the tank ..
[LOBO now has that problem .. I need some BMW alum plaatjies again
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Clem en Oompie, Ek sal beslis ook die heatshield ding doen - dit kan alles net help.
Frans, ek is in Hermanus maar kom gereeld deur Kaap toe. Sal jou kontak wanneer ek weer deurkom.
Dankie vir almal se input op die issue - ek waardeer dit regtig. Sal op hoogte hou soos ek vorder.
Frans, ek is in Hermanus maar kom gereeld deur Kaap toe. Sal jou kontak wanneer ek weer deurkom.
Dankie vir almal se input op die issue - ek waardeer dit regtig. Sal op hoogte hou soos ek vorder.
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Back in the early 90's we were travelling through the Karoo, weather report had a big red dot. The road was littered with cars, Mercs, BMW's etc all ran out of fuel! We had a StarWagon and lifted the front chairs to cool and drove at 40km/h. Around 40C at night.
So nevermind boiling what about evaporation?
So nevermind boiling what about evaporation?
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
I love practical demonstrations, especially when it involves heat and fuel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7AkcjnCTVU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7AkcjnCTVU
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
My Saga with the petrol fumes/boiling continues ...... At the end of last year Nissan replaced the 2 fuel check valves (sub and main tank) as they were not opening at the right pressure. When I was on a trip to the Richtersveld and Kgalagadi in early December the petrol started boiling/bubbling out of the subtank through the filler cap (tightened) in temperatures of around 34 + - and that on a flat level !! Even after I opened the cap it still flowed out of the tank with a bubbling sound - although the petrol did feel hot but not to the point of boiling. I then decided this is it and drove my Patrol all the way up from Hermanus to Graham. Lo and behold - Nissan fitted the subtank's fuel check valve upside down/wrong way around - and while it is at Graham he must have a thourough check of all Nissans other work .... or not
I am going to Kgalagadi again 20 Feb for about 10 days or so and will see what the verdict is then - must say I am hugely impressed by Grahams knowledge and assistance so far.
I am going to Kgalagadi again 20 Feb for about 10 days or so and will see what the verdict is then - must say I am hugely impressed by Grahams knowledge and assistance so far.
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Ek het jou patrol daar uit gekyk. ...mooi lorrie....nou dat hy by die patrol gynie was soos alex altyd sê. ....is dit heeltyd speel tyd van nou af
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Here in the desert in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, we will easily reach ambient temperatures during the day of 50+ degree C in summer, the highest I have seen was during summer last year, a blistering 61.7 degree C from our weather station at the airport, our vehicles here are all according to UAE spec and we do not have bubling petrol problems that I know of.
Do not know if there is something hidden in the "UAE Spec" that prevents this.
All I know is you do not want leather seats in this heat,
Do not know if there is something hidden in the "UAE Spec" that prevents this.
All I know is you do not want leather seats in this heat,
Every turnout is a burnout!!
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
My lorrie is terug by sy baas !!! en jy's reg Tinus, nou's dit heeltyd speeltyd !!!
Adriaan, I can still handle heat of up to 40 degrees C - over that and it gets hectic - I couldn't even imagine what 60 degrees C must feel like
Adriaan, I can still handle heat of up to 40 degrees C - over that and it gets hectic - I couldn't even imagine what 60 degrees C must feel like
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
We had 42 deg & plus in Caprivi and along Delta past two weeks .. the Landrammel diesel [2,4 ] had toe drop pace a lot to keep the engine from boiling.
But the diesel did not boil
But the diesel did not boil
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Re: Petrol Boiling in extreme heat conditions
Graham told me you where also on your way - we might just meet somewhere on the road and have a cold one on Doctor Patroljan.dup wrote: I am going to Kgalagadi again 20 Feb for about 10 days or so and will see what the verdict is then - must say I am hugely impressed by Grahams knowledge and assistance so far.
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