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Offline lsrjunkie

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Re: What does "Fuel tanks isolated from the driver compartment" mean?
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2013, 10:26:01 AM »
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Re: What does "Fuel tanks isolated from the driver compartment" mean?
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2013, 10:54:10 AM »
Your next crash will probably be a very violent, dynamic event. The fuel line will be ripped out of the tank, sparks from the sliding will set fire to the fuel.
How close do you want that to you?

The rules have nothing to do with it. If there isn't a firewall between you and any possible fuel source you ARE NOT SAFE.

A firewall is different from a bulkhead. A firewall must be sealed completely. The tiniest of holes can allow flames to blow through.
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Re: What does "Fuel tanks isolated from the driver compartment" mean?
« Reply #17 on: February 04, 2013, 11:04:32 PM »
  40 years ago when I was a traveling service rep for Buick Motor Division of General Motors, it used to be called a "firewall". We were instructed to no longer use that term. We were told that it implied that it would keep fire out of the passenger compartment. We were told to use the word: "bulkhead" instead. Somewhere the lawyers had lined up to sue for the use of a word that implied safety.
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