[AT] OT: Gas story

[charlie hill]

Ron it's not the temperature of the fuel that matters. It's the quantity in 
gallons compared to the weight when it goes through the meter that tells you 
what you pay for it.  Hot fuel expands and rings up more gallons than cold 
fuel.  Thus hot fuel has fewer BTU's per gallon than cold fuel.  You are 
right, it's all the same when it goes through the engine but it what you pay 
for it that makes the difference.

Charlie
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From: <RonMyers at wildblue.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Gas story


> When you put the cold fuel in your hot tank sitting in the sun alongside
> the Mack doesn't it get warmer.
> I can't believe that anybody would believe that the temperature of the
> fuel would make difference. If its gasoline its preheated before it go
> into the Carb. If its diesel it preheated in the manifold same as fuel
> injected cars.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
>> I have also noticed that Flying J fuel is cheaper, but I don't get the
>> mileage out of it...
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>> Mike Sloane wrote:
>>> The "downside" of the "mom & pop" places is that it is more likely that
>>> the fuel has been sitting there a while and has accumulated more
>>> moisture and "crud". I would say that a station that gets deliveries
>>> once or twice a week is probably your best bet - the gas sits there long
>>> enough to cool down but not long enough to get "stale". And if you see a
>>> delivery truck in the driveway, find another station - when the fuel
>>> drops out of the tanker, it comes out very, very fast, and it stirs up
>>> all the junk in the underground tank. It all usually settles in an hour
>>> or two, so you can probably come back later and fill up with no problem.
>>>
>>> At least that's how it was at my station. I used to request night
>>> deliveries to avoid all of those problems, and the delivery company
>>> didn't seem to mind at all.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Danny Tabor wrote:
>>>
>>>>         It wasn't until I got fuel some place else did
>>>> I realize our local Flying J was ripping me off. With
>>>> the "J" fuel I was just barely getting 5 MPG's then I
>>>> stopped at little local place and with their fuel I
>>>> got better than 6 out of my Mack. Same thing with
>>>> other fuel stops, then back to Flying J and a dramatic
>>>> decrease again.
>>>>         I'm certain its because the Flying J goes
>>>> through so much fuel (1 or 2 tankers there almost
>>>> constantly delivering) that the fuel doesn't sit long
>>>> enough to cool down. Now I try to stay clear from big
>>>> truck stops and get my fuel from little stores or mom
>>>> and pop shops. Even though often Flying J's prices are
>>>> a few cents less than smaller stores. After the fuels
>>>> pumped and the mileage is figured in I'm not saving
>>>> anything by getting fuel from them.
>>>>
>>>> Danny Tabor
>>>>
>>>>
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