Getting the most for your gas $

[Blazin]

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS   (Good information)


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 line of work is
in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of
your money's worth for every gallon..


 
Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver
about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is
diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades.
We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.


 
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 a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of
the liquid that goes to 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.

[chevyguy5894]

Interesting

[Lt.Del]

I am glad I am not in the land of earthquakes and wildfires. 

Here in good ol' Virginny, I am paying $2.85 a half mile down the road.  But it still costs me about 80 big ones to satisfy the suburban's thirst.

The best thing you can do, and we all know it, is to keep your right foot as high a possible--take your time getting up to speed.  Don't accelerate your speed going up hill, blah, blah....

Check your tire pressure--I keep mine at max for better mileage. Keep good oil in it and take out that junk in your truck that you don't need to carry around everywhere.  When buying beer at the local 7-11, but light beer so it won't weigh as much. 

 

[okuma]

LOL in reality , well "  "  i do all of the above that you have read. now I will have differents habits to help save gas...WOW. thanx  blazin. are these proven facts or logical guessing?   just curious.

[loudnlow87]

thanks, good info. but the tanks are underground, about 10 feet...temperature variation there is slight. even with say a 20 degree air temperature rise over the course of a day, maybe twice that for the surface temperature accounting for sunlight, only a small percentage of that will heat the ground, no more than a few feet down, and it would take a while for that percentage to conduct into 700 gallons or what size the station has for every tank.

[VileZambonie]

The other day I was getting gas for my Jeep Grand Cherokee. I was pumping regular and looked at the price it was already at $67.00 and still going so I stopped. I was like WTH? There's no way their pumps are acurate.... Face it we're all screwed when it comes to gasoline and all fuels.

[78ScottsdaleK20]

you really want to know how accurate the pumps are...

Pump gas into a container that is well marked. Compare this to the reading at the pump. if anyone has ever mixed two stroke engine mix for either their motorcycles or chainsaw you will figure out real quick what we are not getting. I went wood cutting two weekends ago, and put what I thought was 2.5 gallons of gas into a gas can. The pump gauge at the station read 2.5 gallons, the line on my can read UNDER 2 GALLONS. Maybe the can is wrong, so i measure the can with a known source at home. I found the can is good.

Yes Vile we are getting screwed no matter how you look at it.

It's a conspiracy

[Blazin]

I am just passing along what I got in the e mail. They all make logical sense. That doesn't mean they are written in stone fact.

[loudnlow87]

ok fair enough.

but now im paranoid haha

[ccz145a]

Every state has some kind of weights and measures department... You need to report these crooked stations to them.

[JJSZABO]

According to www.Snopes.com, it is undetermined - see:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/gastips.asp

Make your own opinions......