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TIPS ON PUMPING GAS

Note: I got this in an email from a friend. I thought I would spread it to NGU. Enjoy.


"I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline.... but here in California we are paying up to $3.75 to $4.10 per gallon. 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 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, thespecific 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. You should be pumping on low mode, 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.

To have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of gas buyers. It's really simple to do.


Hope you guys enjoyed. This came from a credable source. And to all of you who pay for your own gas, try this. And to the people who don't have cars, show this to your parents. It could work.

I have really bad driving habits.. I tend to feel intimidated when I'm at a stop light, in the front. I always feel the need to be the fastest one to take off haha, so I tend to waste more gas by going on first and second gear a lot haha. A couple weeks ago, I got these gloves, and I swear to you, they seemed like racing gloves. I was using them, and I averaged 80 miles per half a tank.. I usually get 150+ /facepalm lol

Too bad I live in New Jersey, we can't pump our own gas

lol maybe those posts where just really informative.

haha what? I meant 150+ miles.. on half a tank haha

Finally a quality post. +rep

But yeah gas is so expensive, it's like $70 to fill up my tank and I have to drive back and forth to classes and shit. I can't wait till they ditch the Middle East and make cars run on hydrogen..

Its suppose to help you save money in this ****ed up economy were living in.

The guy who wrote this gets a :y: from me.
He's using his experience to educate people and save them money, and that's awesome

Thanks for this useful information,Told me sister this since gas prices already reached $4.00 :p