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| Author: | ---NT--- [ Thu May 08, 2008 11:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Tips for Pumping Gas |
So this is probably an email a lot of you have gotten or will be getting. But if the info is true then this could be useful info and I figured I'd post it: Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some other liquid that gusto your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money. One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount. Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you get the most value for your money. WHERE TO BUY USA GAS, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW. READ ON Hose companies that import Middle Eastern oil: Shell........................... 205,742,000 barrels Chevron/Texaco......... 144,332,000 barrels Exxon /Mobil............... 130,082,000 barrels Marathon/Speedway... 117,740,000 barrels Amoco............................62,231,000 barrels CITGO gas is from South America, from a Dictator who hates Americans. If you do the math at $30/barrel, these imports amount to over $18 BILLION! (Oil is now $114 a barrel) Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil: Sunoco..................0 barrels Conoco..................0 barrels Sinclair.................0 barrels BP/Phillips............0 barrels Hess.......................0 barrels ARCO....................0 barrels |
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| Author: | Roger [ Thu May 08, 2008 1:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips for Pumping Gas |
Snopes has been debunking these: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/saudigas.asp |
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| Author: | rednecktex7 [ Fri May 09, 2008 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Tips for Pumping Gas |
Thanks NT, Shell is always the highest price gas around here and the first to raise! Is Quicktrip on the list? Thanks Ike |
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