I never noticed this before, but watching "No Big Thing" tonight and KITT's fuel gauage reads to 100 gallons
that's a lot of gas to carry.
100 gallon fuel tank?
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Re: 100 gallon fuel tank?
This is interesting, I think
you can see there is the gas cap door on the left side of the car, just behind the rear wheel, yet Michael puts the fuel in through under the rear number plate/license plate
you can see there is the gas cap door on the left side of the car, just behind the rear wheel, yet Michael puts the fuel in through under the rear number plate/license plate
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Re: 100 gallon fuel tank?
see this is where he is actually putting the fuel in
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Re: 100 gallon fuel tank?
I was under the impression that KITT ran on hydrogen or something similar most of the time and that old-fashioned gasoline was something he used only when desperate. Perhaps that's the reason for two gas fills. We don't actually see whether there's a standard gas tank fill in the one behind the rear wheel. For all we know it's been modified and might accept other forms of fuel. The one under the license plate could be for emergencies when KITT is on assignment and the semi isn't anywhere nearby for a refill on hydrogen.
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Re: 100 gallon fuel tank?
Actually Kitt ran on plain ordinary gas.The only ime he was switched to running on hydrogen was in the episode Give me Liberty or Give me Death.to make kitt eligable for the alternate fuels race.The reason why there's a gas cap on the side of kitt and yet Michael fuels him up from the rear was I think because of all the changes Knight Industries made to the redesigned Trans Am they fitted with a turbine engine.I'm sure a few things had to be adapted under kitt such as fuel lines.It alsmo might be due to the fact for the security of the project,a fingerprint scanner was required to only allow trusted employees to fuel up the knight 2000 body.
Kitt explains in that episode where he goes to the gas station that his synthecizers can run on any form of combustable fluids.In knight rider 2008 2 hour pilot Sarah explains to Mike that the what if you're in Nebraska and your hydrogen fuel system breaks down.She says that complicated isn't always better which is why I think he was always designed to run on pure gas.
In the 4 or 5 episode novels that were published back in the 80's,kitt did run on hydrogen and so did karr.The other author besides Glen took a few liberties that made the books seem a bit more interesting in my opinion.
Kitt explains in that episode where he goes to the gas station that his synthecizers can run on any form of combustable fluids.In knight rider 2008 2 hour pilot Sarah explains to Mike that the what if you're in Nebraska and your hydrogen fuel system breaks down.She says that complicated isn't always better which is why I think he was always designed to run on pure gas.
In the 4 or 5 episode novels that were published back in the 80's,kitt did run on hydrogen and so did karr.The other author besides Glen took a few liberties that made the books seem a bit more interesting in my opinion.
