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-Lurid Crime Tales-
This just doesn't seen like a good idea...
2022-03-17
[WDAF] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — There’s a new warning about a crime that some are linking to the high price of gas — thieves drilling into vehicle gas tanks to steal fuel.
Oh c’mon — all they need to do is weld a small patch over the hole, right?
Newer vehicles have an anti-rollover valve that relieves pressure in the tank and also prevents would-be thieves from siphoning gas, according to AAA, so crooks are bypassing the valve and drilling right into the underside of the car.

In Kansas City, police in Overland Park and Independence are investigating multiple such reports. Police say the crimes happened overnight last week and left at least two pickup trucks and a third vehicle damaged.
Posted by:M. Murcek

#9  So nice to have my hypothesis confirmed, Lowspark.

Both of them, actually — what would happen and that someone here would actually know. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-03-17 18:38  

#8  I have seen a weld done on a fuel tank containing fuel, TW. Heard of such a couple of times by some old timers. Nitrogen or CO2 purges to force out Oxygen. Still very unsafe. Only done for dire straits. Lots of tight buttholes on the one I saw. The weld was below the fuel line too. A brass punch and brass hammer are faster than a drill and dont spark. I was reluctant to say that, but any thief reading here will know that. The good folks here should know how for myriad reasons.
Posted by: Lowspark   2022-03-17 18:30  

#7  Many years ago I caught 2 weinerheads doing that to my car. I heard some noise outside my house around 1:00 AM. My dogs woke me up. They were very afraid of my .45 colt. They were both 18. I don't think they enjoyed their stay in the County jail.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2022-03-17 10:37  

#6  Read a story some years back of two guys trying to steal gas with a shop vac. That didn't end well either.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-03-17 09:27  

#5  Shoot the hole in the gas tank.
Posted by: Glenmore   2022-03-17 09:21  

#4  The issue is with the brushless motors used in battery drills. They're 'sparky'.

That and dripping fuel is not a good mix.
Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR   2022-03-17 09:14  

#3  Thinking about getting one again now.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-03-17 08:15  

#2  Locking gas caps were introduced in mass during the '70s gas crisis.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-03-17 08:11  

#1  

Have seen the 10 penny nail, rubber hammer, and a few Mop buckets used for "emergency collection">
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-03-17 06:49  

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