Clothing in serpentine

Has anyone ever seen somebody get a hanging garment caught in the serpentine belt (while the car is running at idle, I mean). How serious is it when this happens? Will it pull you in and rip you to shreds or does the engine start to bog down and it's not that biga deal? It seems like this would be an easy mistake to make.

I would have to think that there would be alot of damage..........but at least the fan is plastic.

Don't kno if it's true, but I heard of a guy who was killed workin on a old V8 w/ a fan shroud (metal fan)...

I dunno but i wouldn't wanna find out

I do know a guy who lost some fingers in a hummer,but those are heavy duty.

Either way, I am sure it would be a bad day.

Don't wear a necktie when working on your car. If you want to look spiffy use a bowtie, maybe.

I heard bout a guy one time that got killed working on a car that had a metal fan, it broke and flew into him.

I think it could screw you up real bad, I have a small antique farm tractor and was adjusting the hydraulic system I felt my pant leg brushing on the pto for a second next thing I know it threw me to the ground tore my pant leg right off I was extreamly lucky just had a nasty bruise the tractor is only a 30hp 4 cylinder it never even reved off of idle........

the belts themselves are hard to get caught on. but if it catches, i dont wanna be the one cutting off stuck body parts. it might bog it, but it wouldnt stall. and with being fuel injected, the throttle would open up more. as for fans, some have clutches, and some dont. i can stick my hand in the fan on my geo and not get hurt. it just stops

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ORIGINAL: z28pete

Don't wear a necktie when working on your car. If you want to look spiffy use a bowtie, maybe.

 
I always try to look my best in whatever I'm doing...but Bowties man their just not my style...personally I like to work on my car in a 3-piece suit...all white...with a white top hat...after I just took a shower

Man, that's classy. That is the way to work on cars, and don't get too close to the car. You want to stay neat at all times. I like the idea of the top hat, good safety item should you bang your head into an open hood. Also good to have is a walking stick to use as a pointer, to show those low life mechanics what you want done. lol

The walking stick is so pimpalicious, I use it when the mechanics get snappy with me or don't have my car ready by the time I need to leave to eat brunch with Prince and Michael Jay Fox
 
Mechanic: I'm sorry Mr...*Smack by the cane*
Me: B*TCH YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY!  Come on wit it!

Just a quick question, how much do you thing a piece of your clothing will "bog down" a motor that makes over 200 ft/lbs of torque, or if you have a run in with a V8, over 300?  Ya...think about that for a good little second.  Just think of it this way, how well would an ant fare against a blender...I think that's about how much of a chance you have if you get caught, unless you're like, crazy lucky and it just rips the **** outa your clothes and doens't pull you in. 

More importantly, what would you do if it happened.  I think this calls for some 'perform imidiate actions for clothing stuckage' drills.  Are there any demonstrators available?  I would like to make a brief video for the benifit of others.

Seriously, if your clothes get caught in rotating machinery, you better hope the fabric gets torn off instantly or you don't stand much of a chance. Many years ago I had a job maintaining huge motor generators that were used to convert AC power to DC power. These machines ran 24 x7 and had to be maintained while running. One of the conditions for employment was that proper clothing be worn. This meant T shirts, jeans, & work boots, no gloves, no jewelry, no decorative clothing, & no long hair or beards. No one ever got hurt, but some tools would occasionally get caught and get turned into pretzels.