[AT] OT: Gas story

[Ken Knierim]

The numbers I'm hearing here in AZ are somewhere around 1% of the
volume of the fuel (I think 231 versus 234 cubic inches once the
temperature has been normalized). Hard to believe anyone has fuel
economy plotted that accurately on a commuter vehicle, but with $3
fuel that's 3 cents a gallon or so. Probably enough that the station
makes a few cents per gallon and the unsuspecting customers don't
notice it. Funny how there are stations in Canada that have it
corrected for temperature where it is colder than the calibration
standard but there aren't any of those here where the temperature
might be warmer.

There's been several articles locally about this and the AZ
legislature was considering doing something about this recently.
Wouldn't be surprised if the lobbyists caught wind of it and made
their pitch; I don't think anything is happening on it now.

Ken in AZ



On 7/2/07, George Willer <gwill at gwill.net> wrote:
> Some folks completely miss the point.  It's the temperature of the gas when
> it's metered through the gas pump at the station that makes the difference.
> The gas that's expanded because it's warmer when it's measured and sold is
> the point.  You're paying for slightly more than you're actually getting.  I
> doubt the difference that's claimed is as large as stated, but there's a
> difference anyway.
>
> George Willer
>
> > 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
>
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