[AT] OT: Gas story

[Skip Cleveland]

Well, quit buying all your gas during the summer. Buy some in the winter and 
that might average things out. You think?
Skip
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From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at suddenlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT: Gas story


> 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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>> 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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