# Gasoline pump breakdown chances

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [August 6, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575 "2013-08-06T05:27:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 5:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/1 "2013-08-06T05:27:30Z")

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so how does that work? the larger the container, the higher chances of breaking?

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**Author:** ![UberZacht](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/uberzacht/32/111_2.png) [@UberZacht](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/UberZacht)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/2 "2013-08-06T07:02:28Z")

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I don’t believe that the pumps have a chance per use, more so a hard limit that once depleted is irreversibly empty. For example, if you build a mobile bunker with 20 gasoline tanks, it will almost certainly drain the pump. I’m not quite sure of the exact numbers (as I am not diligent when looking in raws and such, on top of the fact that if I go messing around in there lord knows I’m going to want to get creative and screw something up) so you’ll have to leave it to someone who, well, does know.

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**Author:** ![MarkB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markb/32/152_2.png) [@MarkB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarkB)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/3 "2013-08-06T11:20:07Z")

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Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s a fixed volume. I pumped gas into an aluminium keg (which has some ridiculous capacity, I didn’t actually fill it) and it completely drained three pumps in a row, one use each.

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**Author:** ![ClaytonRISING](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/claytonrising/32/75_2.png) [@ClaytonRISING](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ClaytonRISING)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/4 "2013-08-06T16:08:57Z")

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I haven’t seen the code recently, but I think that on map generation each pump is given a random value of gas. So, for example, a pump can spawn with 5000 units of gas, using a gallon jug or whatever that holds 1200 units, ie. You get what I’m trying to say haha.

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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/5 "2013-08-06T18:20:35Z")

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The mine gas pumps have between 10,000 and 50,000 units of gas, and the gas station pumps each have between 1,000 and 10,000 units, if a hardware store has a pump it has between 500 and 5,000. That’s not as much as it sounds like, if I remember correctly a single unit of gas is very small.

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**Author:** ![MarkB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/markb/32/152_2.png) [@MarkB](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/MarkB)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/6 "2013-08-06T18:25:01Z")

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> [@Kevin Granade](#):
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> The mine gas pumps have between 10,000 and 50,000 units of gas, and the gas station pumps each have between 1,000 and 10,000 units, if a hardware store has a pump it has between 500 and 5,000. That’s not as much as it sounds like, if I remember correctly a single unit of gas is very small.

Yeah, a standard plastic bottle holds about 400 units of gasoline.

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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/7 "2013-08-06T21:54:36Z")

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which means that unless i plan to live a nomadic lifestyle i need to have a solar vehicle on hand for day to day errands.

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**Author:** ![HeadWar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/headwar/32/2685_2.png) [@HeadWar](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HeadWar)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/8 "2013-08-07T09:13:33Z")

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I’ve found gas stations with three rows of 5/6/7? pumps. (Only in towns?) One of those will keep you going for a looong time.

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**Author:** ![Iosyn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/iosyn/32/35_2.png) [@Iosyn](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Iosyn)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2013, 11:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/gasoline-pump-breakdown-chances/2575/9 "2013-08-07T11:25:51Z")

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> [@HunterAlpha1](#):
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> which means that unless i plan to live a nomadic lifestyle i need to have a solar vehicle on hand for day to day errands.

Yeah, if you find a decent sized gas station it can generally fuel all your gassy needs for a time, but a nomadic lifestyle is fun too.  
106 miles from anywhere. We got half a tank of gas, a full pack of cigs, a trunk full of weapons, gear, food and loot… 😉