Getting Better Mileage from Your Gasoline

Yeah, I know I know, but i'd recommend atleast searching to see if these e-mail's are legitimate before posting them up here...

Well, what IS false?

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 on the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your Tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into The underground s torage tank so you're getting less worth for your Money.

That whole paragraph is full of shit.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY

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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.

^... Followed by an even more moronic explanation.

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.

Wrong, when a tanker is filling up at the gas station, they are pumping into the reserved section of the tank, and also there shouldn't be ANY dirt in the storage tanks, what kind of shitty dump doesn't follow basic standards.

This was probably written by some stupid fucking janitor that changes the sign out at a remote gas station in some backwoods coutry who just likes to ramble on for his own benefit, which apparently is reading his own moronic thoughts.

Gas rationing in the 80's worked even though we grumbled about it. It might even be good for us! The Saudis are boycotting American Goods. We should return the favor.

For one, this will never work, ever. And I don't see how not using gas could be giving you better gas mileage, just another stupid chain e-mail load of crap.

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling that every time I Fill-up the tank, I am sending my money to people who are trying to Kill me, my family, and my friends.

Somewhat of a bit of truth, but then again it's full of shit and irony, why would the supplier want to kill their customers? Pretty stupid, huh?..


This should've been put into the Chat forum as the title of the thread doesn't correctly corrolate with what's in the OP.

Also, there is already a thread for obtaining better gas mileage, it's also a Sticky.

http://zelaron.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45872

Actually there is dirt in the gas. Have you ever changed your fuel filter without relieving the pressure? I did once, and was letting the gas flow into a jar, after the filter, and after the jar was about half way full, I realized I needed to open the gas cap. But I noticed little floaties in my gas, and after a few minutes it settled and there was quite a bit actually. So I know the dirt in the gas thing is more true than not.

As for the squeezing the nozzle, that sounds bogus.

And the boycotting the imported gas thing is actually a good idea, because he also offered a list of companies that don't import any gas. The only problem with that is, after feeling the pinch, they will lower thier gas prices, and when they are a dollar less, people will flock to those stations again.

After reading the part about the floating roof though, I have been quite interested in seeing if that is true. I may buy some small jars or something to see if that is true...