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True or false you should not try to put out a gasoline or diesel fire with water?
Joekaminski727
True, you should not try to put out a gasoline or diesel fire with water. This would make the fire spread. Smother the fire with something non-flammable such as a safety blanket, or use a proper fire extinguisher.
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If you experience a vehicle fire do not?
Apply water to gasoline or diesel fire
Can people float or swim in diesel fuel?
i don't know. i wouldn't like to try it would you?
What substances are formed from a mixture of compounds?
Among the most practically important of these are sea water, gasoline, and diesel fuel.
Should you shower with hot water after being splashed with gasoline?
I recomend hot water as gasoline is still an oil product and will be greasy
Should a gasoline or electrical fire be put out by water?
Neither a gasoline or electrical fire should be put out by water. A gasoline fire should be put out by a fire extinguisher labeled A B C. An electrical fire should first have the power switched off. Then the fire extinguisher should be used.
What can be used to extinguish a fire at a gas station?
The best tool to extinguish a small gasoline or diesel fire is a portable fire extinguisher.If the fire is small and you have a portable extinguisher, you should attempt to extinguish the fire.If you cannot extinguish the fire and it continues to get larger, get away from the vehicle. There may be toxic fumes and the possibility of an explosion.Never apply water to a gasoline or diesel fire.
How much water does it take to make 1 gallon of gasoline?
This question can be answered in three ways. It takes 1851 gallons of water to refine a barrel of crude oil. One barrel of crude oil produces 19 gallons of gasoline and 10 gallons of diesel fuel, in this respect it takes 97 gallons of water to produce a gallon of gasoline. If you combine gasoline and diesel, it takes 63 gallons of water to produce a gallon of "fuel." A total of 42 gallons of petroleum products are produced from a barrel of crude oil, in this respect it takes 44 gallons of water to produce each gallon.
What does water in fuel mean in your diesel?
It means that the fuel in gasoline station was mixed with water or water somehow got in gasoline stations or your cars fuel tank. To get it out you can buy some special chemicals which collect water from your diesel in tank, and then burns it with diesel mixed ;) Now if your talking about the idiot light that says water in fuel means need to change fuel filter. sensor on bottom of cap to fuel filter is touching the metal inside filter. all fuel has moister in it. The filter is a fuel separator.
Why shouldn't you use water to put out a gasoline fire?
Water should not be used to extinguish a gasoline fire because the gasoline will stay on top of the water which can spread the fire quicker. The best thing to use is a fire extinguisher.
1 liter diesel equals how many kilo?
1 liter of water weighs 1 kilo, so diesel would a bit less.
Can algae grow in gasoline tanks?
No. algae requires sunlight to grow, and gasoline is harmful to most living things. However, algae like organisms, called microbes, can survive in water contaminated diesel fuel. They form large colonies that can infest the entire fuel system of a diesel powered engine.
Can fire exist on water as in can something burning almost directly on top of it other than a floating candle?
Yes ... oil, diesel fuel, gasoline.
