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#211137 - 02/19/11 02:53 PM Filling the gas tank...
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Loc: New York State
Small tips when buying gasoline. 1) Only buy or fill up your vehicle/car during early morning, when the ground temps are still cold. [This applies to Northern and New England States mostly.] The colder the ground around underground storage tanks, the more dense the fuel. When it gets warmer, petrol expands. Buying in the afternoon or at night, therefore, a liter is not exactly a liter. Specific gravity and temp play an important role. 1 degree rise in temp is a big deal; service stations do not have temp compensation at the pumps. 2) Fill when tank is HALF FULL. The more fuel you have in the tank, the less is the air occupying its empty space. Petro evaporates faster than anyone can imagine. 3) If a fuel truck is pumping into the storage tank when you stop, DO NOT fill up--most likely the petro or diesel is being stirred up as the fuel is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. I got dirt in a tank once, and it ruined the car.




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#211142 - 02/19/11 07:15 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: jabber]
Anne Holmes Administrator Offline
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Registered: 03/12/10
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Loc: Illinois
Great suggestions, Jabber. I now recall that there was a tanker truck filling the tanks the last time I bought gas, and all I thought about was how to maneuver the car out of the fueling area, as the truck was so massive and in the way...

Fortunately for me, I have not experienced any damage to the engine as a result.

Your advice about fueling early in the day due to underground temps is right target - and how many of us have ever given that any thought?
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#211183 - 02/20/11 10:12 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: Anne Holmes]
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Loc: New York State
With the cost gas going up and up and up, we'll have to conserve
every little bit we can.

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#211187 - 02/21/11 03:06 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: jabber]
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Some mistakes can be costly; getting rust in gasoline is one of them! Cheap gas isn't always the best solution.

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#211367 - 03/04/11 12:32 AM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: jabber]
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Registered: 02/24/04
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Prices should begin dropping soon as the rebels who took over said, "go ahead, take the oil." The barrel prices have already begun to drop. I noticed here we have gone down .18 cents.
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#211403 - 03/05/11 06:17 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: chatty lady]
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Registered: 06/19/05
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I guess I missed that information Chatty. I hope it goes down. We're at $349 + here. I'm so tired of the gas companies squeezing us to death on the price of gas. I wish we had regulations back. The prices are all set on speculation. Amazing.
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#211411 - 03/05/11 07:40 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: Sandpiper]
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Registered: 06/14/06
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I don't really pay attention to the price until I have to gas up. Last time was a little over 2 weeks ago, and I paid $2.99. My partner filled up this morning at $3.19. That's an increase of $0.20 in 2 weeks!!!
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#211481 - 03/09/11 10:38 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 12/23/10
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I paid $3.65 per gallon a couple of days ago. Here in Washington State we have high taxes on gasoline.
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#211667 - 03/23/11 12:57 AM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: Sandy N.]
chatty lady Offline
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Loc: Nevada
Mom filled her gas tank today in Merrillville, Indiana and it cost her $4.38 per gallon. While we are there saving those Libian people who wanted Gadaffi overthrown we ought to help ourselves to his oil... It's about time someone paid for all that we do for countries that do NOTHING for us in return...
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#211695 - 03/23/11 03:47 PM Re: Filling the gas tank... [Re: chatty lady]
jabber Offline
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Registered: 02/17/05
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Loc: New York State
The highest price I noticed in Florida was $3.55; I think that was in Lakeland. I saw it $3.65 around here somewhere. In this area it has been averaging about $3.43. We'll see how high it
goes. You can imagine what it costs to fill an RV. Geese! Still I'd rather drive than fly, any day!

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