[ROVERNET - UK] Fw: Real Tips on saving gas......

[Anthony LaVigna]

Following up on the other items, service station tanks in our area are
buried deep, below the frost line. Ground temperatures at that level are
essentially constant and do not vary with the outside temperature. Of
course, the surface pumps and hosing could increase the temperature but I
doubt that the outside temperature warms the storage tanks.

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1.  Bowsers in Australia are temperature compensated now.
2.  I cannot use high speed on a P6!
3. You are going to displace the evaporation either way, half full filled 
twice, or empty filled once.  Can't see the difference.

PVS

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From: "LANCE G LACERTE, LANCE G LA CERTE" <lacpsyd6 at msn.com>
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Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Fw: Real Tips on saving gas......


> Not direct Rover content, but I found it very helpful none the less and 
> learned a lot in the process.  Hope others find it helpful as well.
>
> Lance La Certe, '70 3500S
>
>
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> From: "Dean Morgan" <wdeanmorgan at earthlink.net>
> To: "HOWE Karen" <karenhowe5028 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 3:29 PM
> Subject: Real Tips on saving gas......
>
>
>> TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
>>
>> I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but in California 
>> we are paying 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.  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.
>>
>> DO SHARE THESE TIPS WITH OTHERS
>>
>>
>>
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