TIPS ON PUMPING GAS

[Lee Borgersen]

TIPS ON PUMPING GAS ...This may or may not interest you.

"I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline ... Here in parts of California, it's more than $3.50 per gallon.  But my line of work has been 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 through the pipeline. We deliver diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline (regular and premium grades). We have 34 storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Here are some tips:
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 will yield a 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 at the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes into 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."

[tripnchip]

thanks smallmouth, a few things there i never realized, like all of them lol. 

[sunk1]

Thanks for the info smallmouth. that is interesting to know.

[repoman]

wow , thats some good info , thanks smg ill definitly remember that 

[Big Slick]

Do all this and you MIGHT save a nickel at every fill.

[Big Slick]

Sorry, hate to be a skeptic but it all sounds like the time and money you try to save at the pump will be wasted on the effort.

Just going out of the way to fill a 1/2 empty tank should burn up most of your savings right there.

[Fawkinnae]

Today I applied the Smallmouthguides patented formula for gas economy savings. With the money I saved (made) I bought 16 cases of beer.
Thanks Smallmouthguide

[Lee Borgersen]

Doug,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm now researching a formula to recycle those 16 cases of beer into fuel, but first you'll have to drink the beer.

[Grute Man]

Doug,

Thanks for the feedback. I'm now researching a formula to recycle those 16 cases of beer into fuel, but first you'll have to drink the beer.

Let me know if you need a hand with that.