We deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period from the pipe line; one day it's diesel, the next day it's jet fuel and gasoline. We have 34 storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons. Here are some tricks to help you get your money's worth.

1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and temperature of the fuel (gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products) are significant. Every truckload that we load is temperature-compensated so that the indicated gallonage is actually the amount pumped. A one-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for businesses, but service stations don't have temperature compensation at their pumps .

2. If a tanker truck is filling the station's tank at the time you want to buy gas, do not fill up; most likely dirt and sludge in the tank is being stirred up when gas is being delivered, and you might be transferring that dirt from the bottom of their tank into your car's tank.

3. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full (or half-empty), because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm. (Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating 'roof' membrane to act as a barrier between the gas and the atmosphere, thereby minimizing evaporation .)

4. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high. When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to the high setting. You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered. If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor, which is being sucked back into the e underground tank so you're getting less gas for your money .


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kc

 

There's no way I can pump gas at the maximum flow, I've got a 2005 GT. I feel lucky when I can get 3 gallons without it cutting off.

 

I was thinking the same thing!! I'm already filling on the slowest setting. I can't imagine these tips really make a huge difference though, .2mpg??

 

That's it - straight from the dealer - ignore the 'Slow to Fill' TSB on the gas tank issue... it's a Gas Saving Feature!

 

I seen this recently as well, but figured everyone has also known about it.

 

It's all relative. Can't be saving that much. NOW, give up one Starbuck a week and you can afford to take that drive out to the country, pay off the title, buy all the mods you want and still have enough left over for a gumball at the local grocery vestibule!

 

SMILES per gallon is all that matters to me!

 

Now Be Nice! Everytime I fill up My Shelby I think how can I save on Gas when I am Out Burning up The Pavement! LOL!


KC