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Nitewolf Champion Author Anchorage Posts:16,576 Points:2,107,595 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:26:59 AM Ignore Nitewolf Report Abuse The Associated Press HAMILTON, N.J. — Officials say aviation fuel was pumped into cars after it was mistakenly delivered to three New Jersey gas stations. Authorities closed a station in Lawrence, and two in Hamilton after the error was discovered. Mercer County spokeswoman Julie Willmot tells The Times of Trenton ( http://bit.ly/YWcquW) the stations will remain closed until all underground storage tanks, lines and filters are emptied and cleaned. State officials are investigating how the mistake happened. Several cars stalled on Friday when a gas station in Keyport and one in Manasquan unknowingly pumped jet fuel into their tanks. Visit Anchorage Daily News for full article

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HAMILTON, N.J. — Officials say aviation fuel was pumped into cars after it was mistakenly delivered to three New Jersey gas stations.

Authorities closed a station in Lawrence, and two in Hamilton after the error was discovered.

Mercer County spokeswoman Julie Willmot tells The Times of Trenton ( http://bit.ly/YWcquW) the stations will remain closed until all underground storage tanks, lines and filters are emptied and cleaned.

State officials are investigating how the mistake happened.

Several cars stalled on Friday when a gas station in Keyport and one in Manasquan unknowingly pumped jet fuel into their tanks.
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clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:756,105 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 6:00:52 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse Wow what a costly mistake.
NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,625 Points:1,144,345 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 3:35:49 PM Ignore NedW Report Abuse Ethanol-free gasoline smells better.
pilotmass Champion Author Boston Posts:1,836 Points:504,560 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 10:19:52 AM Ignore pilotmass Report Abuse Jet fuel has poorer Lubricity properties and would have fried the high pressure fuel pumps.
blupupher Champion Author Houston Posts:3,561 Points:749,995 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 9:37:12 AM Ignore blupupher Report Abuse If it was a diesel vehicle it would have been fine, but gasoline vehicles, ouch.
TruthMatters Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,525 Points:535,710 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 9:06:35 AM Ignore TruthMatters Report Abuse Wow, they keep making these mistakes in delivery by the oil companies. These truckers must be working too much!
BEGTWO Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,952 Points:726,090 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 8:50:22 AM Ignore BEGTWO Report Abuse That doesn't sound good!!!
dr047 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,602 Points:519,395 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 7:01:12 AM Ignore dr047 Report Abuse Ya never know what you'll get.
molebaby96 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:2,126 Points:507,640 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 1:07:28 AM Ignore molebaby96 Report Abuse WOW
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,365 Points:1,245,375 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:04:48 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse BP stations?
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,052 Points:703,330 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:41:14 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Oops
MidNJ Champion Author New Jersey Posts:7,568 Points:1,174,430 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:32:12 PM Ignore MidNJ Report Abuse I hope the gas that was supposed to go to the gas stations did not end up in jet fuel tanks. Things could be a lot worse when an engine stalls out at 5,000 feet altitude.
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,887 Points:1,521,255 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:32:13 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Whoops
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,570 Points:1,546,325 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 6:53:20 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Putting jet fuel in a plane with a piston engine will cause the engine to catch on fire. At least that is what is taught in Aircraft mechanic schools. (I have not experienced this) Not a nice thing to have happen at 5000ft. The point is, THAT is what is likely to happen if you burn jet fuel in your car. Unless your car engine burns diesel, then there is not likely to be a problem. Ive seen that done. Now if it was just aviation gas, its just high octane gas. I have heard of people putting that in race cars. [Edited by: playtimeCLE at 12/11/2012 6:56:51 PM EST]
tnfran Champion Author Arizona Posts:4,393 Points:845,115 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 6:46:21 PM Ignore tnfran Report Abuse How can they 'unknowingly ? pump that into a regular gas station tanks? THey have a bill of lading with the description of their load- unless the someone at the refinery where they pick up the fuels messed up.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:10,012 Points:1,743,785 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:48:16 PM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse and the vehicles didn't take off....go figure.. wow... we used to run av gas to get more octane for the big blocks... but jet fuel.. well .. that's for jets...
mike56MI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,230 Points:310,290 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:48:57 PM Ignore mike56MI Report Abuse Get your wings.
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,765 Points:727,510 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:12:09 PM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse Oh this is almost too classic!
SolarReplaceGas Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,010 Points:210,170 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:41:04 PM Ignore SolarReplaceGas Report Abuse And now we know how the Ford Fusion was able to achieve 47 mpg! :)
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,084 Points:1,450,275 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:17:10 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse What a monumental blunder! Which jets received gasoline, I wonder...
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1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,080 Points:160,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:10:02 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse I will take a tank for my truck.
yanman22 All-Star Author Rochester Posts:606 Points:75,400 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:01:12 PM Ignore yanman22 Report Abuse that ought to clean out my 200k mile engine
slowpoke Veteran Author Virginia Posts:277 Points:101,880 Joined:Apr 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:48:10 PM Ignore slowpoke Report Abuse That ought to give a little get up and go.
k503301 All-Star Author San Diego Posts:681 Points:138,250 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:34:21 PM Ignore k503301 Report Abuse big mess, oops
Skunk63 Champion Author Phoenix Posts:2,562 Points:560,245 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:33:40 PM Ignore Skunk63 Report Abuse Yeah, cars don't run on kerosene.
schatzila Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:4,959 Points:1,018,570 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:31:41 PM Ignore schatzila Report Abuse what a mess.
munkeyciao Veteran Author Quad Cities Posts:266 Points:160,825 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:07:22 PM Ignore munkeyciao Report Abuse And here I was hoping they found a new way to make cars fly...
Tekkersmom57 Champion Author Syracuse Posts:1,889 Points:703,140 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 12:05:12 PM Ignore Tekkersmom57 Report Abuse WOW, that was a big costly mistake!
md11capt Champion Author Denver Posts:3,558 Points:711,630 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:45:51 AM Ignore md11capt Report Abuse Just change the pumps to diesel.
Ken2OD Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:9,082 Points:1,973,890 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:32:12 AM Ignore Ken2OD Report Abuse OOPS! All fuel trucks have the "code number" of the liquid posted on the side of the tanks so that fire fighters can determine the type of liquid inside the tank. Gasoline code is #1203 and jet fuel code is #1863.
bar1035 Champion Author Charlotte Posts:9,172 Points:1,300,170 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:19:21 AM Ignore bar1035 Report Abuse Where was Michael Waltrip when this happened?
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,277 Points:1,744,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:19:08 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Proof that jet fuel does not work in cars.
JDchefF Champion Author Lancaster Posts:1,060 Points:231,195 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 11:12:56 AM Ignore JDchefF Report Abuse Ouch! Light up the afterburners the lawyers are coming.
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,382 Points:1,982,010 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:55:55 AM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Too bad it wasn't LL100 or Ll110 avgas. At the worst, that stuff would have just taken out the cat converters.
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WalkingWV Champion Author West Virginia Posts:3,701 Points:779,595 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:38:52 AM Ignore WalkingWV Report Abuse Jet fuel is about the same as kerosene. Just putting that out there because many people think jet fuel is some sort of ultra high octane gasoline.
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carolfitz4438 Veteran Author New York Posts:251 Points:186,945 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:29:06 AM Ignore carolfitz4438 Report Abuse wonder who will pay for repairs