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NedW Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:5,594 Points:1,138,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:25:44 PM Ignore NedW Report Abuse Officials say aviation fuel was pumped into cars after it was mistakenly delivered to three New Jersey gas stations. Visit NBC for full article

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Officials say aviation fuel was pumped into cars after it was mistakenly delivered to three New Jersey gas stations.
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ceklea Veteran Author Twin Cities Posts:350 Points:1,284,260 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 10:42:27 AM Ignore ceklea Report Abuse Another version of this story concludes, "Although it is unclear how many automobiles were affected by the mix-up, none of them were suddenly capable of breaking the sound barrier, so there goes that dream."
DesertRat2011 Champion Author Riverside Posts:3,597 Points:481,805 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 10:22:39 AM Ignore DesertRat2011 Report Abuse So who's going to pay for that mistake
Goatroper Champion Author Dallas Posts:6,584 Points:1,291,435 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 8:54:44 AM Ignore Goatroper Report Abuse Jet fuel is kerosene, would not do your motor good.
FPLREP Champion Author Virginia Posts:8,243 Points:2,444,290 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 6:29:04 AM Ignore FPLREP Report Abuse That was an expensive mistake, because jet fuel is far more expensive than gas.
spotterFL Champion Author Florida Posts:4,085 Points:519,040 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 6:01:47 AM Ignore spotterFL Report Abuse But officer.....the reason I was "flying low" was because they mistakenly pumped JET FUEL into my car!!!!
rcornel All-Star Author San Diego Posts:709 Points:224,170 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 2:56:15 AM Ignore rcornel Report Abuse Wow!
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,058 Points:793,170 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 1:16:16 AM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse Pretty expensive mix up.
gcalleja All-Star Author Miami Posts:899 Points:546,195 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 12:11:12 AM Ignore gcalleja Report Abuse I wonder why jet fuel won't work in cars.
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,448 Points:658,950 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 12, 2012 12:04:28 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse What runway did they take off on?
lesndave Champion Author Texas Posts:3,017 Points:697,155 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:44:26 PM Ignore lesndave Report Abuse Yikes
carranco Champion Author Georgia Posts:1,027 Points:267,390 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:41:54 PM Ignore carranco Report Abuse Whups.
andy1024 Champion Author Allentown Posts:1,677 Points:443,175 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:16:27 PM Ignore andy1024 Report Abuse Wow. Good thing it didn't make cars fly.
gbs1 Champion Author Minnesota Posts:1,981 Points:738,600 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:08:54 PM Ignore gbs1 Report Abuse WOW
must87searcher Champion Author Maryland Posts:8,962 Points:1,776,450 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 10:07:39 PM Ignore must87searcher Report Abuse Mistakes are always possible. Some of them do come out too be very costly. There was one large cost in this case.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,465 Points:1,552,775 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 9:54:33 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse Jet fuel doesn't work very well in a gasoline engine.
BBopp Champion Author Dayton Posts:6,824 Points:1,935,430 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:55:44 PM Ignore BBopp Report Abuse Very bad indeed!
CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:606,100 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:53:02 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse The jet fuel must have been put into the gasoline storage tanks (article indicated cars that stalled). If it had been put into the diesel storage tanks, nobody would have noticed (jet fuel is a kerosene-type distillate).
elhefe2003 Sophomore Author New Orleans Posts:136 Points:27,580 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:27:44 PM Ignore elhefe2003 Report Abuse If it was pumped out of the diesel tanks bet no one knew the difference.
skinsfan125 Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,549 Points:279,740 Joined:Jul 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:27:23 PM Ignore skinsfan125 Report Abuse and in a related story, toyota prius hits 300 miles an hour.
TomT2Lee Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:5,342 Points:1,593,455 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 8:20:56 PM Ignore TomT2Lee Report Abuse ouch...
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,239 Points:1,015,985 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:55:55 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse Ford Fusion was able to achieve 47 mpg but not no jet fuel!!
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,247 Points:2,139,925 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:48:25 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Hey, even the highly paid New Jersey professional fuel jockeys couldn't tell the difference!
dh0770 Champion Author Colorado Posts:6,978 Points:671,485 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:45:26 PM Ignore dh0770 Report Abuse Now that's an octane boost!
Radar1992 Champion Author Florida Posts:1,305 Points:306,165 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:23:12 PM Ignore Radar1992 Report Abuse So now is the TSA roping off the gas stations?
Jeff4U Champion Author Atlanta Posts:8,728 Points:1,848,370 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:11:36 PM Ignore Jeff4U Report Abuse It probably wasn't as harmful as ethanol!
Lugi1967 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,768 Points:998,245 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 7:06:42 PM Ignore Lugi1967 Report Abuse Hard to believe that could happen
teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,595 Points:245,935 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 6:11:46 PM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse Oops.
RonElp All-Star Author El Paso Posts:763 Points:109,620 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:59:24 PM Ignore RonElp Report Abuse Someone should have been suspicious when they had to go thru security and patted down. If the gas station touched my junk, I would have definitely known it was the wrong fuel.
Joeski1 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,972 Points:1,737,835 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:49:24 PM Ignore Joeski1 Report Abuse hey Ned.. looks like ya got beat by a few articles...
LostInNY Champion Author New York Posts:1,695 Points:643,820 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 5:29:14 PM Ignore LostInNY Report Abuse Ge it that why the car flew through 10 miles when I tapped the gs pedal!
xgojim All-Star Author Michigan Posts:516 Points:448,185 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:57:22 PM Ignore xgojim Report Abuse Where's "Back to the Future" when you need it?
txkrb Champion Author Texas Posts:1,551 Points:635,075 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:47:15 PM Ignore txkrb Report Abuse Not good jet fuel is basically kerosene Probably no long term damage but engine cleanup could be costly
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,496 Points:1,826,640 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:37:24 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse That would mess a car up real fast.
badboy72714 All-Star Author Arkansas Posts:821 Points:483,435 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:17:23 PM Ignore badboy72714 Report Abuse that cant be good
bluetruck54 Champion Author Quad Cities Posts:1,453 Points:439,760 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 4:05:42 PM Ignore bluetruck54 Report Abuse I'm no expert, but isn't there a big difference between these 2 fuels that should have been noticed by somebody: even the person fueling the car?????
sailorjupoak Rookie Author Fargo Posts:77 Points:29,745 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:52:47 PM Ignore sailorjupoak Report Abuse Oops indeed...
ObieDog Champion Author Maryland Posts:1,956 Points:848,345 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:51:30 PM Ignore ObieDog Report Abuse It's the Jetsons.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,064 Points:2,367,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:42:54 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse i hope that wholesaler has deep pockets
fowlcan Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,095 Points:680,590 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:41:11 PM Ignore fowlcan Report Abuse Wow, the cars will really go for a while. Then the hole in the piston the av fuel burned will appear as a siezed engine.
bisonjim Champion Author Florida Posts:1,035 Points:202,250 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:36:56 PM Ignore bisonjim Report Abuse Somebody will be paying for new engines. Jet fuel & reciprocating engines do NOT mix.
johton Champion Author Seattle Posts:1,195 Points:308,165 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:27:16 PM Ignore johton Report Abuse Better hold on, flaps down!
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:2,992 Points:1,204,455 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 3:10:02 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse THATS JET FUEL IS ALOT MORE THEN GAS...........
EdWoods Veteran Author Maryland Posts:419 Points:62,910 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:30:30 PM Ignore EdWoods Report Abuse That explains the VW Jetta that passed me at 350mph on the Jersey turnpikle......
Cothrom Champion Author South Carolina Posts:1,741 Points:721,680 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:11:05 PM Ignore Cothrom Report Abuse Oh the delivery! Mistakenly delivered? If you don't know the "Hazmat" you are hauling, that's pretty freaky
PCWHIZ All-Star Author Denver Posts:573 Points:436,800 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:09:11 PM Ignore PCWHIZ Report Abuse I wonder who's paying for this screw up.
lyanMI Veteran Author Detroit Posts:260 Points:208,495 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 2:02:03 PM Ignore lyanMI Report Abuse Hope it doesn't ruin engine.
SolarReplaceGas Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,000 Points:208,120 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:40:24 PM Ignore SolarReplaceGas Report Abuse And now we know how the Ford Fusion was able to achieve 47 mpg! :)
pbalmeo All-Star Author Los Angeles Posts:870 Points:183,340 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:39:23 PM Ignore pbalmeo Report Abuse Ouch. That will kill your car.
Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,520 Points:305,915 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:37:55 PM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse Well that's the bad news...but the good news from this story is that those cras which recieved the jet fuel are now booking flights to a variety of destinations at really inexpensive prices...leg room is still about the same though.
1brendle Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:1,789 Points:133,675 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2012 1:34:46 PM Ignore 1brendle Report Abuse Jet fuel has a distinct odor...would think that would have noticed when they started pumping in their gas tank.