Diesel sting

[Bolted]

I guess, if they are putting it a container where they can see,before filling their own tank (which I'm guessing they would, while at it).

How about some fertiliser and sugar.

[Dave Liquorice]

TBH the ones using the nozzle are amateurs at nicking fuel. The pros have a the ubiquitous white van with one of those caged cubic metre tanks in the back, a decent capacity 12v pump and a length of hose. They park near the tank, stuff the hose into the filler of the tank and pump it dry in a very few minutes...

[Jon Fairbairn]

Just ammonium nitrate would do, I think.

[jim]

Redex sounds expensive - would plain/old engine oil mix in and stay mixed with the diesel? what would it do to a users engine? smoke?

JimK

[Stephen Howard]

They wire the nozzle open - or simply cut it off. I assume it's so that if they get caught in the act the farmer is going to have to choose between chasing them or shutting off the diesel leak.

Moot point now as he has a new plastic tank - which the scrotes can cut through with a hole saw....

As the thefts are usually carried out at night it wouldn't be easy for them to check 'on site' - but I would imagine they'd have a look later.

I'm wondering is something like Redex might be an option. I don't suppose it would do any damage, but I know it sure gives off a hell of a lot of smoke if used in petrol engine.

Regards,

[Bob Minchin]

I'd assume that the farm may well produce a lot of used oil from servicing tractors, combines etc. So how about just dumping all the waste oil in the old tank with the remains of the diesel. dropping it into the top of a near empty tank should stir it up enough to mix quite a bit.

Adding oily diesel to the scrotes vehicle would not incapacitate it immediately but should make good smoke on the way home!

Bob

[jim]

great minds think alike bob! jimk

[Sla#s]

...has absolutely no effect what so ever, in fact it makes quite a good filter.

Slatts

[Sla#s]

had no effect for ages until some stupid pilot didn't do his water drains and the water in the fuel dissolved the sugar. So we tried it in an old Brig & Stratton engine - it went on for ages- we gave up in the end. Ten years later we still have the sample in the fuel test cupboard to show people what sugar in fuel looks like.

Slatts

[Mike Tomlinson]

In article , Adrian C writes

I saw that the first time you posted. What a waste of a decent Volvo that was.

How does the stuff work to destroy the engine?

[Phil L]

Sand - it acts in the same way as carborundum powder but is cheaper and more effective - their engine will soon be utterly useless.

[geoff]

How do you stop it from just settling in the bottom of the tank and get it through the filter ?