[AT] cold weather woes

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Sat Jan 20 06:34:36 PST 2018


On 1/20/2018 7:45 AM, Henry Miller wrote:
> The gas they fill bulk tanks with is different from what you get at the pumps in town. Bulk tanks often are not filled more than every few years so the gas has to last. Gas stations get filled weekly (often every 5 days), and car owners generally full twice a month so they figure if pump gas lasts 2 months that is plenty good. For cars it is, but for small engines it isn't.
>
> Nothing todo with ethanol, except that because ethanol is high octane they can mix lower octane cheap gas in and still get the ratings they need.
>
I'll have to check with my brother, the fuel delivery driver. As far as 
I know it all the same gas here. Farm gas/diesel or pump gas in town. 
All comes out of the same truck and

the only difference is the price, depending on which tank it goes into.

Ralph in Sask.


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