12-08-2016, 03:56 PM
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The Un-Tuckian
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
It's not the hydrogen, it's what comes out of the tailpipe that's the concern. I guess the exhaust from hydrogen burning is better than diesel.
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
~Wikipedia
Does that apply to our truck's situation. I'm too lazy to find out.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Yup, just water vapor coming out.
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Then, what is the concern?
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
BOOM!!
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Originally Posted by Gravdigr
Does the water explode?
I'm confused.
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
No, but any loose hydrogen from the tank/delivery system is dangerous. When I put in a new water heater I was getting what I thought was entrained air bubbles from the faucet. I got curious and ran the water in the bathroom sink for a minute, then shut it off and flicked my Bic. The fireball was three feet high. The sacrificial anodes that come in the heater reacted with my water when it was heated, and produced hydrogen. I read burning hydrogen isn't visible, but the explosion certainly is.  |
Why is what comes out of the exhaust pipe the concern if it's just water vapor? What, coming out of the tailpipe, is gonna go boom? If it's just water vapor coming out of the tailpipe, how is it gonna explode?
I'm only more confused.
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