Ford Pinto Fuel Tanks
Ford Pinto Fuel Tanks

Author: Emma Huddleston

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2019-12-15

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1532176570

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In the 1970s, the Ford Pinto car earned a bad reputation. It sometimes started on fire after rear-end collisions, killing the passengers inside.Ford Pinto Fuel Tanksexamines the scope of the disaster, its causes, and how people can keep a similar disaster from happening again. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

FUEL TANK FILLER CONDITIONSPASSENGER CAR MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES, AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS
FUEL TANK FILLER CONDITIONSPASSENGER CAR MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES, AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS

Author: Fuel Systems Standards Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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This recommended practice defines conditions for evaluating the compatibility of vehicle fuel tanks and filler pipes with fuel dispensing facilities equipped with standard (non-vapor recovery) configuration as well as vapor recovery type nozzles. It applies to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, and light-duty trucks (10 000 lb (4536 kg) maximum gvw), (Ref. J1100a, Motor Vehicle Dimensions (September, 1975)). It includes a technique for filling a tank full that can be used to establish a reference condition for other tests which require starting with a full tank.