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05-20-2006, 05:36 PM
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That sucks ML..
The majority of the newer vehicles have an anti syphoning device, which has it's own drawbacks. The theives now show up with a cordless drill fitted with a one inch hole saw, they crawl under, get up as high on the tank as they can.. saw the hole, slide in a tube, and with a portable high speed fuel pump and line set up they carry, fill their tank from your tank. Whole thing happens in less than 3 minutes.
They were showing the damage on one of the local TV news channels the other day.. you are out the tank of gas.. and the gas tank....
Bastages!
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05-20-2006, 06:06 PM
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Afterhours Custom Plugs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: R.I.
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unreal.....they ruin your tank for $40 worth of gas- thoughtless bastages- they should be filleted.
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05-20-2006, 06:26 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Marshfield, MA
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Originally Posted by Karl F
The majority of the newer vehicles have an anti syphoning device, which has it's own drawbacks. The theives now show up with a cordless drill fitted with a one inch hole saw, they crawl under, get up as high on the tank as they can.. saw the hole, slide in a tube, and with a portable high speed fuel pump and line set up they carry, fill their tank from your tank. Whole thing happens in less than 3 minutes.
They were showing the damage on one of the local TV news channels the other day.. you are out the tank of gas.. and the gas tank....
Bastages!
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u gotta be chittin me!!!...that is about as low as you can get... |
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05-20-2006, 06:30 PM
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yeah, lower than whale chit.. saw it on channel 7, the news reporter that did the story asked the cop about risk of explosion, the cop said that these guys must have some kind of mechanical knowledge, as they primarily target cars with the plastic composite tanks. They have seen a few done to metal tanks, but not many. Pretty stupid sending hole saw sparks into a gas tank.. must be the smarter ones doing the plastic tanks. No blow ups yet.. if one happens, I'd have no sympathy for the SOB.
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05-20-2006, 06:55 PM
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Captain Pete
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: CT
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Its going to get alot worse.
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05-20-2006, 07:29 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
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Remember the gas shortages of the 70"s..Siphoning happened all the time,but not to the extent of drilling out the tanks...I think a lot of the Jeep models have plastic tanks??  |
I'm going where I'm going... 
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05-20-2006, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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Gasoline itself is not flammable, gasoline vapor is. That's how they can drill your tank. Still, it's theft and I despise thieves. It won't break my heart to find a charred theif skeleton under the remains of my car.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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05-20-2006, 09:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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they need a sting operation
cars parked fulla gas with a video camera
running on it...  |
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