TIPS ON PUMPING GAS

[Guest H.A.V.0.C]

I had a friend send this to me today, and I thought I would share it with my UF friends.

 

 

 

Just thought we could all use this...

 

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TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)

 

I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in

California we are also paying higher, 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 denser 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 play

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.

 

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

thats cool stuff

[RNG187]

informative, thanks man. i live in jersey, we dont pump our own gas, its actually illegal for us to. :-X

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

yea i passed thru there around xmas time and decided to fill up...i almost got arrested!

[Guest H.A.V.0.C]

RNG187 ]

informative' date=' thanks man. i live in jersey, we dont pump our own gas, its actually illegal for us to. :-X

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really? wow

[Deutscher75]

wow, thanks HAVOC, with these rough gas prices I'm definitely going to get good use out of this.

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

.APOCALYP5E. ]

yea i passed thru there around xmas time and decided to fill up...i almost got arrested!

 

^^^^^ true story

[RNG187]

yeah havoc, im dead serious, they wont let you. jersey laws.

[Deutscher75]

RNG187 ]

yeah havoc' date=' im dead serious, they wont let you. jersey laws.

[/quote']

 

those are some weird laws, do you know the reasons behind why Jersey does that?

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

to prevent you from topping off?

[RNG187]

my guess is insurance reasons. for some retarted reason our insurance rates are thru the roof, acroos the board too. not just automobile insurance. but idk. the county i'm in has blue laws, against stuff u cant buy on sundays. anybody else have these type of laws?

[Deutscher75]

nope, you can buy everything here in the great state of Ohio including all forms of Alcohol. Except you can only buy beer until 1 p.m. on Sundays, after 1 p.m. you can buy all the Wine and Liquor your little heart desires. If that's a "blue law" then I guess we do have 1 but it's not significant.

 

I haven't seen a full service gas station in year's here in Ohio and I know there used to be quite a few, everything now a days is self-service.

[RNG187]

nope. blue laws are like, malls are closed, stores are closed. food and medication are the only things allowed to purchase on sundays. some towns are stricter than others with these laws.

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

Here in MD its ilegal to drop a haystack out of a two story window.... ONE AND THREE ARE OK.....DONT KNOW WHERE THE FUCK! THEY GOT THAT FROM! and its iilegal to bring a lion to a movie theater....its funny.... because..you konow some had to do that for them to make a bogus law like that lol

[TOW-19]

Great tips, and I will pass that along to friends.

Thanks, Havoc!

[RNG187]

dumblaws.com in jersey you cant sell handcuffs to minors, its illegal to wear a bullet oriif vest while comitting a murder, a man cannot knit in public during fishing season LMFAO, you cant frown at a police officer, car dealerships arent allowed to open on sundays(state-wide blue law), if you're in a car you cannot pass a horse and buggie on the street, and the best is you cant slurp your soup. LMFAO. sorry for the irrelevance, i found it interesting.  ;D

[STREETSWEEPR1]

YEAH WE GOT SOME FUCKED UP LAWS LIKE YOU CANT LOOK UP WHILE TAKING A SHIT ON SUNDAY AND STUPID SHIT LIKE THAT BUT THEY WONT INFORCE MOST OF THEM THEY ARE OLD..

WE PUMP OUR OWN GAS.

 

YOU CANT BUY ACHOHOL AFTER 11:45 PM OR BEFORE 5 A.M

 

AND YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE LIQUOR STOTRE TO BUY HARD LIQUOR OR ANYTHING OVER 13 PERCENT IN VOLUMN ........

 

[SnowBud]

Very informative, thanks for sharing!

[UNCLE-SID25]

Nice post and info- I dont have time to waste on knowing if I got that extra 50 cents at the pump... But I do know I will never fuel up when a truck is dumping fuel. Dirty gas sucks.

[-Rooster-]

H.A.V.0.C ]

 

 

 

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 denser the

gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the

afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

 

Not true. I can give you pictures of my fuel tanks that are above ground. My family owns a quick stop.

Even if they were in the ground and the temp thing, The dispenser(you call a pump) has a flow rate meter in it. It is done by the flow of fuel and is calabrated at 5 different nozzle speeds to make sure that it is exact or very very close to it every time.

 

This is done by the county weight and measures department that also calabrates scales for food or what not.

 

 

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.

 

Refer to the above flow rate is checked in 5 different positions. Also those three stages that you see are illegal in most states on self service pumps. This is because of people forgetting about them and driving off with the handle fully open. also break away hoses should be attached.

 

 

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. 

 

Actually the more gas you have in your tank...the more your car weighs and the more your car weighs the less milage you will get... I dont know about evaperating stuff...although tanks dont all have this floating roof or anything. I have never heard of it.

 

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.

 

This is true if the service station is completley empty before hand. Also...there is a minimum 6 inches  of fuel that can not be reached by the retreiver pipe to help any situation of water in the tank...there are pillows that you put in the tank to remove the water.

 

 

A few tips...winter time...clean the snow off the car...less weight.

 

Truck...keep the tail gate closed...this creates a low air pressure in the back of the bed thus less drag and more milage.

 

Replace air filters regularly.

 

If you have an older car with a/c that dont work....unhook that compressor...the more things that touch your belt...the more the engine has to work.

 

Keep those windows up. You will actually use less gas with the a/c on than the windows open (this applies to all 4 windows open )

 

Replace your fuel filter..

 

Hope this helps guys.

 

Please noone say  , " Dont pump gas on this day and it will drop in price" LOL  that just not smart.

 

 

 

[Guest SaTAnS_SoUlJa]

-Rooster- ]

H.A.V.0.C ]

 

 

 

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 denser the

gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the

afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

 

Not true. I can give you pictures of my fuel tanks that are above ground. My family owns a quick stop.

Even if they were in the ground and the temp thing, The dispenser(you call a pump) has a flow rate meter in it. It is done by the flow of fuel and is calabrated at 5 different nozzle speeds to make sure that it is exact or very very close to it every time.

 

This is done by the county weight and measures department that also calabrates scales for food or what not.

 

 

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.

 

Refer to the above flow rate is checked in 5 different positions. Also those three stages that you see are illegal in most states on self service pumps. This is because of people forgetting about them and driving off with the handle fully open. also break away hoses should be attached.

 

 

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.

 

Actually the more gas you have in your tank...the more your car weighs and the more your car weighs the less milage you will get... I dont know about evaperating stuff...although tanks dont all have this floating roof or anything. I have never heard of it.

 

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.

 

This is true if the service station is completley empty before hand. Also...there is a minimum 6 inches of fuel that can not be reached by the retreiver pipe to help any situation of water in the tank...there are pillows that you put in the tank to remove the water.

 

 

A few tips...winter time...clean the snow off the car...less weight.

 

Truck...keep the tail gate closed...this creates a low air pressure in the back of the bed thus less drag and more milage.

 

Replace air filters regularly.

 

If you have an older car with a/c that dont work....unhook that compressor...the more things that touch your belt...the more the engine has to work.

 

Keep those windows up. You will actually use less gas with the a/c on than the windows open (this applies to all 4 windows open )

 

Replace your fuel filter..

 

Hope this helps guys.

 

Please noone say , " Dont pump gas on this day and it will drop in price" LOL that just not smart.

 

 

 

 

Yea havoc..get your shit straight! jeesh.lol

[forest42]

i thought that looked like a spam mail to me... spam is bad, just like the don't buy gas on certain days ones.

the person who put that out there is getting $ for ever valid email address you fwd that to.

 

 

Roster i think you are correct on all accounts but this one.

Keep those windows up. You will actually use less gas with the a/c on than the windows open (this applies to all 4 windows open )

 

busted on mythbusters

[forest42]

sorry Rooster for the spelling .... no edit

[STREETSWEEPR1]

forest42 ]

i thought that looked like a spam mail to me... spam is bad, just like the don't buy gas on certain days ones.

the person who put that out there is getting $ for ever valid email address you fwd that to.

 

 

Roster i think you are correct on all accounts but this one.

Keep those windows up. You will actually use less gas with the a/c on than the windows open (this applies to all 4 windows open )

 

busted on mythbusters

they also busted the tailgate one too ...which it creates a vortex

[Guest Skipper]

Speaking of gas stations, do I really need to be asked if I want a car wash everytime I fill up?

 

Rooster maybe you can answer this for me. Why is it that the gas prices as my fuel dock are much higher then for my car? I thinking it has to do with the distribution.

 

When ethanol was added to marina fuel it was hell on my boat's engine. I remember the first tank full of gas with 10% ethanol; my boat stalled when I was idling out of the marina. I discovered that I had to change the fuel filter every time I filled my boat's tank. Ethanol is hell on my engine.