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> Get The Most Of Your Money On Gas, must read will help and very informative!!
ndi colorado
post Nov 8 2007, 09:16 PM
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Subject: FW: gas tips


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.
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:

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 one-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.

If there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you
stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up. 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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post Jul 4 2008, 09:01 PM
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