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Here's a big old WTF!:
A 48-year-old California man trying to start a personal watercraft on a trailer on a boat ramp died Friday when it exploded, authorities say.
The 12:39 p.m. blast hurled Juan Antonio Pineda-Flores, of Moreno Valley, into the Colorado River near the border of California and Arizona, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Onlookers rescued Pineda-Flores and provided first aid, but he later died at the hospital, the news release said.
Authorities suspect a buildup of fuel or vapors inside the watercraft’s hull caused it to explode.
Sgt. Jeffrey Cross of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told the Los Angeles Times that his agency has seen four similar incidents this season, citing high temperatures and ethanol-based fuels.
Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article252111623.html…
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article252111623.html
A 48-year-old California man trying to start a personal watercraft on a trailer on a boat ramp died Friday when it exploded, authorities say.
The 12:39 p.m. blast hurled Juan Antonio Pineda-Flores, of Moreno Valley, into the Colorado River near the border of California and Arizona, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
Onlookers rescued Pineda-Flores and provided first aid, but he later died at the hospital, the news release said.
Authorities suspect a buildup of fuel or vapors inside the watercraft’s hull caused it to explode.
Sgt. Jeffrey Cross of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department told the Los Angeles Times that his agency has seen four similar incidents this season, citing high temperatures and ethanol-based fuels.
Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article252111623.html…
https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article252111623.html
Alcohol doesn’t have the “flash point” that gas does. Why it’s popular, you can put a bunch of compression and timing in it and not have to worry as much about detonation.
James running the sprint cars on methanol we only had to clear the fuel lines at the end of the season. The cars were completely tore down to bare frames anyway but you get the idea.
For those that don't know methanol engines you adjust the engine temp by changing the amt of fuel the motor gets, more fuel the cooler she runs.
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