Drive off Humor

[ZMiller]

And why do you bolt down the dispenser? For a few years I was doing work adjusting claims for Allstate and Farmers insurance. 90% of dispenser knockdown damage claims were deigned because none of the dispensers on site were correctly mounted and or anchored. Dispensers are not supposed to fall over.

I serviced a 360 once that spun a perfect 190 degrees after a drive off and was still dispensing fuel as if it had been installed that way.

[ZMiller]

From the I-80 corridor west of West Sacramento off the causeway the California Highway Patrol would return two or three hoses and nozzles picked up from the roadway every month.

[dieselengine9]

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[rmurray]

That's funny until someone does it an hour and forty-five minutes into a two hour line test.

[Samir]

I retract my previous post.

Now does everyone understand why the OEM's put "Date Codes" on SafetyBreaks ??!!
...Test Question later "Newbies" !

Interesting. Where would one find the date codes? Anything special to decipher or pretty easy to figure out?

[ZMiller]

There are a couple of different reasons. Who actually sets and determines the dates? It's actually a somewhat complicated procedure and more often a prediction. Surprisingly the oem has very little to do with use dating the components.

[Samir]

There are a couple of different reasons. Who actually sets and determines the dates? It's actually a somewhat complicated procedure and more often a prediction. Surprisingly the oem has very little to do with use dating the components.

so what's a good rule of thumb if there's not an obvious date code. I actually saw 'remove from service after' label on one of our opw nozzles today. There's a lot more date coded stuff than I would have thought.

[CherokeeUST]

The date code stamped on equipment bemuses me.

Who's to say how long a nozzle might sit on a shelf before it gets used somewhere?

Should owners check the equipment for the date before allowing it to be installed? And how long before it's stamped on date should be acceptable?

[Samir]

The date code stamped on equipment bemuses me.

Who's to say how long a nozzle might sit on a shelf before it gets used somewhere?

Should owners check the equipment for the date before allowing it to be installed? And how long before it's stamped on date should be acceptable?

Good questions. And important ones too. Makes it tough for station owners and techs alike!