Can a hand crank operated fuel pump produce static electricity as an ignition source?
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Probably not, since it was designed as a fuel pump, it would be designed specifically to avoid such.\n\nStatic charge is typically developed when two unlike surfaces that are non-conductive rub together (friction.) Glass develops a positive charge when rubbed against silk, and rubber/plastic develops a negative charged when rubbed against fur.\n\nSince the major components of the pump will most likely be metal, or conductor impregnated materials (such as a plastic seal which has an anti-static additive such as glycerol mono-stearate or some fatty-alkane) the chance of developing enough charge to initiate a spark is unlikely.\n\nHowever, in the unfortunate event that such a thing occured, I suggest getting an attorney because you'll have one heck of a lawsuit to file!
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First you have to know "Static electricity" is not electricity which is static. \n\n"Static electricity" is all about charge-imbalance, and it has nothing to do with charges at rest. "Static electricity" was misnamed.\n\nWhen we scuff our shoes upon a rug on a dry winter day, our bodies typically charge up to a potential of several thousand volts with respect to the ground. In physics this is a well-known fact, and is easily verified by meter measurements. Touch a grounded object, and a spark will leap between the object and your fingertip. This kind of electric spark can only exist when a high voltage is present. The tiniest spark requires about 500 volts. Big, nasty, painful sparks require lots more voltage, up to several thousand volts. But even when no sparks are jumping, there is still a high voltage between your charged body and the ground, and your charged body is surrounded with an invisible electric field.\n\nThere are many way you can eliminate it, Refer to this web you can will able to know.\nhttp://www.school-for-champions.com/science/staticcont.htm
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Four Stroke Bike Engine just like a car is as follows.\nThe Intake Stroke: \nOn the intake stroke, the intake valve has opened. The piston is moving down, and a mixture of air and vaporized fuel is being pushed by atmospheric pressure into the cylinder through the intake valve port. \n\nThe Compression Stroke: \n\nAfter the piston reaches the lower limit of its travel, it begins to move upward. As this happens, the intake valve closes. The exhaust valve is also closed, so the cylinder is sealed. As the piston moves upward, the air/fuel mixture is compressed. On some small high compression engines, by the time the piston reaches the top of its travel, the mixture is compressed to as little as one-tenth its original volume. Thus, the compression of the air/fuel mixture increases the pressure in the cylinder. The compression process also creates the air/fuel mixture to increase in temperature. \n\nThe Power Stroke: \nAs the piston reaches the top of its travel on the compression stroke, an electric spark is produced at the spark plug. The ignition system delivers a high voltage surge of electricity to the spark plug to create the spark. The spark ignites the air/fuel mixture. The mixture burns rapidly and cylinder pressure increases to as much as (600psi). All of this pressure against the piston forces it down in the cylinder. The power impulse is transmitted down through the piston, through the piston rod (connecting rod), and to the crankshaft. The crankshaft is rotated due to the force. \n\nThe Exhaust Stroke: \nAs the piston reaches the bottom of its travel, the exhaust valve opens. Now, as the piston moves up on the exhaust stroke, it forces the burned gases out of the cylinder through the exhaust port. When the piston reaches the top of its travel, the exhaust valve closes, and the intake valve opens. The cycle repeats again with the intake stroke. The four strokes are continuously repeated during the operation of the engine. \nThe system repeats itself until you cut the engine off.\n\nTwo Stroke Engine (Those load noisy dirt bikes)\n1st stroke: The piston is at the bottom of the cylinder. A pipe at the left side is opened and lets the fuel mixture, which is already compressed a bit, flow from the lower to the upper part of the cylinder. The fresh gases expulse now the exhaust through an ejection pipe, which is not closed by the piston at this moment.\n\n2nd stroke: After being hurried upward, the piston now covers the pipe on the left side and the ejection pipe. Because there is no way out any more, the upper, fresh gas mixture gets compressed now. At the same time in the part below fresh gas is taken in by the piston driving upward through the open suction pipe. At the upper dead-center, the compressed fuel mixture is ignited by the sparking plug, the piston is pressed downward while he compresses at the same time the fresh gas below. The process begins again as soon as the piston arrives at its lowest point.
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fuel pumps do turn and turn on as they are powered by motors.\nIf it works when you apply raw power, then the problem is in the control circuit. It could be the ignition or somewhere else. You did check the fuses? there is often two fuseboxes and occasionally external fuse links. It could also be a bad relay.\n\nYou will need a wiring diagram. The law has recently changed so that you can purchase the actual factory diagram somewhere, poke around.\nhttp://ahdol.com/\n\nI have usually, as in more often than not, found Haynes and Chilton's manual wiring to be incomplete, or worse, misinformed
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The only way that could work was if the battery was not working due to lack of water.  Adding water won't help without charging the battery but if it was barely low enough it might help spread out the electrolytes allowing the car to start.
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How brief do you want it? This is as brief as I can think of; Gasoline engines ignite the fuel with an electric spark. Diesel engines ignite the fuel by compressing the fuel. Compression causes heat and diesel engines compress the fuel to it's flash point although most diesels also have an electric glow plug for initial firing up. A glow plug is a strip of metal that heats up from the battery and creates enough heat in the firing chamber to initiate the internal combustion process.
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A motor is an electrical device that turns electrical energy into mechanical energy. I really don't think that is what you're after. You want to turn mechanical into electrical, right? Okay, in old cars, before they had alternators, they had generators. Snag one of these at a junk yard. It will charge a 12 volt DC battery. I have never done this, I am just theorizing as I type. Anywho, campers use 12 volt DC lighting as a back up. Heck even the fridges run on 12v, propane, NG, or AC. In theory, fabricate blades to this generator, with a voltage regulator and there you go. Actually, here is what I do. I used camping lighting that burns clean fuel and flashlights, but if you simply had an inverter, you could actually run a few things via you car. Another suggestion, a more serious one. Look at the way they make campers so self sufficient. 2 lighting systems, where one runs on AC and the other DC of 12 volt batteries. Not a bad idea for your house? They have there own battery charger, which you could put in your house, that keeps these batteries full whenever you are plugged into AC. Add a 12 volt light system to your storm center, add a camping stove with a small portable tank, vent the area. This stove could cook and serve as a source of heat. Get the fridge that runs on anything, what else do you need? Oh yeah, plans for a wind generator. Dragonfly Wind Generator. That's what you are in need of. Perfect for residential.
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simple test to the previous answer unplug the solenoid. you can drive it with it unplugged but the gas millage will drop and tranny over heating is a possability leading to failure
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You can certainly spray your car with anti-static spray, but you will have to do that quite often, as it disappears with the rain!\nGo to a car shop: you will find there "static rubber bands" that you attach to the bottom of your car (on metal!) and that lay down to touch the road.  This conducts static electricity to the ground as you stop, while floating just above the ground when you drive.\nTruck fuelling aircraft drag behind them a whole metal chain that keep them in contact with the ground to avoid any kind of sparkling discharge, but it is not practical for a car!
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Near or on the transom there is an electric pump. It might be filled there or in a reservoir close to the pump.
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Of course it can. Its not highly likely to, but it CAN. Any appliance or device that is plugged into a power source basically has power in it's "veins", meaning in it's wires.\n\nIf there is a short anywhere internally in the unit it can create a spark that could cause a fire. Again, not terribly likely but it does happen.\n\nI don't have any stats on this but if you google it I'm sure you can find some.
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you mean static shocks its built up sdick electricity and when you touch metal it discharges. there for shocking you. its not real elctrisity.
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You mean:\npetrol in "internal compression engine" - this happened to my parents, it ruined the vehicle.  I'm not sure but I suspect a minor explosion occured in the piston chamber.\n\ndiesel in "internal combustion engine" - I'm not sure anything would happen.  The car might start, or might not.
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An electrical discharge would create a void in a small space of air or a vacuum pump designed specifically for that purpose could also serve this purpose.\n\n  A common means of practice for this exercise would be putting the lid loosely on a mason jar and boiling it upright and when it reaches a boiling temperature (carefully) closing the lid.  As the heated particles of gas would expand when the air inside the jar cools it will suck in the little tab on the jar.  This is a result of common usage of vacuum pressure.  A complete void would require super-heating.
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The voltage will be on the order of 10,000 to 20,000 volts on small engines.  The magneto is capable of producing such voltages on these engines as well.  If you happen to touch the plug while the engine is running, you will get a nasty, but non-fatal shock; let's just say it is a real attention getter, sort of like sticking your hand into a hornet's nest!!.\n\nBTW, standard ignitions on cars of yesteryear were about 18,000 volts.  Today's cars run 50,000 volts.
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No.  A spark would require oxygen
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delayed gas ignition, too much fuel at first, open door, broken furnace?