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> Subject: Gasoline Tips
> Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 13:47:29 -0700
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> >> Never heard of this but somehow it makes sense.... Hope it
> >>works........
>
> >>New Gas Tips (Every penny counts).
> >>
> >>I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline....Here in California
> >>we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gal.. 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
> >>or HALF EMPTY. 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.
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