I have never turned my vehicle off while pumping gas in my life and have yet to have an issue. Especially coming from a Northern state where it gets pretty cold you see a lot of people doing the same thing. What is the potential risk or is it all just a myth?
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All of the responses saying that fueling a car while it is running is stupid are correct IMO. That said, it is significantly less stupid and dangerous than it was years ago due to modern fuel pumps and gas tank openings which are designed to recapture as much gasoline vapor as possible (for, I’m pretty sure, environmental protection reasons). Very little gasoline vapor is released today compared to when I was young (when you would ALWAYS smell gasoline when you were refueling).
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