You know these lights allways fall on the ground and the bulb pops!!!Now with fuel vapors in the air from a newer car or truck with fuel pump in tank....(thats why i like old trucks) you have gas everywhere and when the light falls as you get out from under the car/truck....It is instant explosion and fire !!!!! Whatever you do,make sure you do not do this!!!

2 shops were burnt to the ground ,including one chevy dealer shop....because of this...Its not good when you loose your ride,tools,shop,and mabye get hurt really bad...:whine:

This has not happened to me,just found out from friends....Erick

Why would there be more vapors from newer trucks then older trucks?

An open fuel system is an open fuel system...

if you spend the money for a good explosionproff drop light there won't be a problem// the $4.99 homedepot ones are dangerous even not around gastanks

Why would there be more vapors from newer trucks then older trucks?

An open fuel system is an open fuel system...


What i was getting at is you don't have to work on the fuel tank in a old truck that often..:lol: .And 67-72 tanks inside the cabs dont rust ...to bad...

I try and fix them outside when i can...

Your right,all tanks put off vapors....

Gotcha :D

I have thought of this,and I do a lot of fuel pumps replacements too:eek:

I had a guy swap his fuel pump in his S10 a few days ago.I went to town,and came back to find him sitting there beside an open tank,with the sending unit in his hand,removing the fuel pump.WITH A CIGARETTE IN HIS MOUTH!

I took that thing away from him,and put the pump together,back in the tank,and told him to go smoke,and then come over and finish up.I mean I was nice enough to loan him the tools,and place to work,he couild have used some sense:rolleyes:

Don't use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt away from the sending unit before you remove it either. I found out the hard way. It sucked the gas fumes out of the tank and the vacuum cleaner went KABOOM! It blew into five different pieces and flew twentyfive feet in the air. I put the vacuum cleaner back together and put it back in the wifes closet without saying anything. The next time the wife used it she thanked me for fixing it. She said it works twice as powerful now.:lol:

That's one reason so many guys are using flourescent drop lights nowdays. They don't shatter when dropped like an incadescent bulb does.

They also don't get hot enough to burn you if they fall onto skin or scorch upholstery either.

Yeah^^^^ burn yourself while upside-down under a dash.........and you will switch to flourescent, and never go back.

Don't use a vacuum cleaner to remove the dirt away from the sending unit before you remove it either. I found out the hard way. It sucked the gas fumes out of the tank and the vacuum cleaner went KABOOM! It blew into five different pieces and flew twentyfive feet in the air. I put the vacuum cleaner back together and put it back in the wifes closet without saying anything. The next time the wife used it she thanked me for fixing it. She said it works twice as powerful now.:lol:

that's the funniest thing I've read in a long time!:lol:

that's the funniest thing I've read in a long time!:lol:


:agree: That would be funny to see on video....:lol: Hey someone e-mail mythbusters and get them to do it.... so all of us can see it...

I've never used one always using the ole trusty maglight....Mike

Guys, I've had it happen to me before. About 17+ years ago I was helping my brother change out the fuel filter in his VW bug. It was located under the rear of the bug where the fuel line transfers from the pan (chassis) to the engine compartment. I had a drop light hanging from one of the holes in the underside of the rear fender and was changing the filter (drivers side rear wheel was off). Well there was gas everywhere, I had pinched off the line from the tank with my small vise grips, but the fuel emptied out of the carb rather quickly. I was getting up to get the new filter when I bumpted the light. It fumbed around for a few seconds as I tried to grab it before it hit...WHOOOSH! I was lucky to have gotten up quickly when it hit (I had gas all the way down my arm). My brother went flying into the back yard to get a hose as I am trying to push it the rest of the way out of my garage (attached garage).

He got the fire out immediately and we both caught our breath, it could have been much worse. I no longer use drop lights anywhere near fuel anymore :crazy:

I have another long fuel burning story (kinda funny), but that is for another day.

Mike

This is what happens when someone next door drops a light into fuel on the floor. I was lucky, most of my parts were stored outside in a trailer.