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2008-02-27 06:12:35
#11
Originally Posted by chiquae07
ill give it a shot one of these days. hmm, my thing is though, why do it in the morning, when outside is like 20 something degrees outside. does it really matter that those temps? i ususally tend to pump my gas at night though.


Yes temperature makes a major difference in the volumes of liquids, in this case gasoline, and gases.

This link describes the loss of energy that could be accrued in the pumping of ~14 gal. of gas. It's about 40 cents. That is nearly 3 cents a gallon that you are not receiving.
Link to informative temperature/volume article
2008-04-22 14:29:09
#12
I got that same e-mail at work last week.
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