Re: [Chrysler300] FW: TIPS ON PUMPING GAS

["Michael Reed" <mrreed@xxxxxxxxx>]

Let's don't start **THIS** discussion again!!!!

Mike Reed in Lake Odessa, Michigan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Vic S. 
  To: Chrysler 300 club 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 19:51
  Subject: [Chrysler300] FW: TIPS ON PUMPING GAS


  Slightly off subject, but of interest to everyone

  Vic S
  Remsenburg NY

  Subject: Fw: TIPS ON PUMPING GAS (Good information)

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  >> This was sent to me by a friend and after reading it, it made sense.
  >> 
  >>>>
  >>>>
  >>>> 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 thei r 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
  >>>> ar e 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 s o 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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