getting the best value from your fuel

[Mervinh]

this seems to make sense got it from a guy in the oil industry in south africa

Got this mail today, not sure how much you can save, but worth trying, especially in the warmer climates:


> I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in
> California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my
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> line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some
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> tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon..
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> Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we
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> deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline.
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> One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and
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> premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of
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> 16,800,000 gallons.
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> Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the
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> ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations
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> have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the
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> more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying
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> in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a
>
> gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the
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> temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other
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> petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in
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> temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do
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> not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
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>
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> When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a
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> fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)
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> stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low
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> speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are
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> pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping
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> on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes
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> vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground
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> storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
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>
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> One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF
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> FULL. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the
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> less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you
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> can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This
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> roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it
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> minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work,
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> every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon
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> is actually the exact amount.
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>
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> Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage
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> tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline
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> is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up
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> some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
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>
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> Hope this will help you get the most value for your money.

[Steve C]

I like that

[spain]

Hmmmmm........very interesting!

[HUDDERS]

thanks for that info. very interesting

[Wee Jack]

The point about ground temp although absolutely on the money , is not really relevent to Britain in winter, but useful to remember in high summer (wtf is that ???). But equally important never brim your tank to the overflow pipe with cold fuel - the expansion created by a hot engine can sent the precious liquid oot the pipe and lost forever in the gutter !!!

The other two points are well known to professional drivers - ie top-up your tank rather than wait for it to run right down and never ever fill-up when the tanker is pumping !!!

BTW - I have noticed all the BP forecourts around here now have new price signs installed with a permanent 1 then two changeable spaces .

Say goodbye forever to the sub £1/litre fill-up folks!! they aint planning on puting it back down thats for sure.

[Paul-S]

Would the fuel evaporation be the same for deisel - for the work and family cars I tend to run low then fill up to reduce the number of trips to the fuel station?

[Whealie]

BTW - I have noticed all the BP forecourts around here now have new price signs installed with a permanent 1 then two changeable spaces .

Say goodbye forever to the sub £1/litre fill-up folks!! they aint planning on puting it back down thats for sure.

At least the 1 is permanent. Be grateful for small mercies.

[Wee Jack]

At least the 1 is permanent. Be grateful for small mercies.

I had a load of american work contacts over for a conference this week they could not believe we are paying just short of $10 a gallon !!!

[Steve C]

I had a load of american work contacts over for a conference this week they could not believe we are paying just short of $10 a gallon !!!

And most of it is tax. Amazing to me that a labour government taxes journeys to work and to see loved ones so heavily. 97 was the last time they got or will get my vote



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