GAS STATION NAME AND THEIR FUEL QUALITY
 

JUST WONDERING WHAT YOUR OPINION IS. I ALWAYS WAS TOLD THAT THE MORE WELL KNOWN AND PROBABLY MORE ADVERTIZED GAS STATIONS ALWAYS HAD A BETTER QUALITY GAS FOR OUR DAILY DRIVERS.

My neighbor (RIP) used to drive a 18 wheeler full of gas thru Houston everyday. He got the fuel and the same place and delivered to different named gas pumps. But I still go to Chevron to buy my gas. Better maintenance on their pumps and tanks.

That is soo not true. I put diesel in my truck from Chevron and it ran like sh*t. That was even with additives I alwasy put in it. I go to the cheapest place in my town for diesel and the truck runs great off of it.

CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG BUT THERE OCTANE RATINGS ARE GOVT. REGULATED AND TESTED. BRAND NEW 10.8 BBC. NEED 93 CORRECT

I believe that the octane ratings are govt regu;ated and tested but it also depends on how the stations tanks in the ground is taken care of. If there is a lot of water in the tank the gas gets diluted and also how much dirt is in the tank too. I try not to fill up when I notice the tanker filling the tanks in the ground due to mixing everything together when they fill the underground tanks up again.

Sometimes you have immigrants that are theives. they will put water in their tanks and try to pass it off as good fuel. This happened to me at a Shell station by my house. You can find honest fuel suppliers. I believe that you just got a bad one.

This happen to me at 2 diff Chevrons at diff times

I run filtered used transmission fluid in my diesel. :wink:

Well let's just say this, there's really no reason to worry about fueling when or after the truck is there. There are BIG filters inline to catch anything before it reaches your pump. Also the gas will vary from time to time due to where it is loaded from. Price & supplier will change daily if not 2-3 times per day & dictates where & what grade of gas you are getting. Yes the government regulates the octane rating, but there are several blending techniques to come up with the same so called octane rating. Thus giving you different actual grades of gas depending on this method & supplier. I've hauled this junk daily for @ 9 yrs. If you only knew the behind the scenes. Also the time of year & where you live will dictate this. RVP pressure laws change in summer & the winter around big cities. You will notice big changes in fuel mpg then too.

I dont know, but i have put 93 octane in my blown sbc for the last 4500 miles from every station around , even heb and its still going. No one believes my thou.

I generate a lot of used hydro oil and atf oil around here, how much diesel are you adding it to? affect performance in any way?

at 100% ATF there is a power loss,but if I'm not towing anything I don't notice it.

From my own guesstamating 80% is a good all around blend

(note)depending on your type (year)of truck will depend on how much you can run.

I have a 96 chevy 6.5 TD,It dose not have an optical senser.

Just remember to pump your fuel as early in the morning as you can.

Fuel pumps at the stations are not compensated pumps. As the fuel heats up, you get less fuel.

TRUE TRUE !!!!

over the years my company has worked in several petroleum plants throughout the USA.

It is true that many oil and fuel products are produced and sold from one location, but in some instances the petrolum or fuel have additives that are added during the manufacturing process and sold seperately, Kind of like made in their own seperate batches or having their own receipe.

When gasoline finally makes it to a petrolium facility or terminal there is no additional additives added to the product. The product they have in the holding tank will go out to which each filling station that orders it.. Regardless of the brand or company logo.

x3 on that pumping your gas in the morning.......

What is the difference in pumping in the a.m. ?

From what I understood is in the morning it is cooler and you get more fuel for your money.

Cool fuel is denser than hot fuel, same with air, the molecules get closer together when cooled.
The main reason why everybody wants a cool air intake and a cool can for their carb.

The denser the fuel/air < the more bang you get.


On another note: hot fuel aeroates more, kinda like how a hot beer/coke foams up which in turn makes the pump less accurate.

I used to work at a brewer (coors) for 7 years, you had to keep the beer and the filler around 33 degrees in order to keep from getting short fills.

Cp

I was trying to put it simple but yeah this is what I meant :)

6.5's didn't have any power to begin with. At lest my 95 didn't, it was a real turd. so I got a 04 2 ton Duramax.

I don't know about a.m. fueling. If the fuel is coming from a 1000+gallon tank below ground, how much can the ambient temperature heat it?
Maybe heats the pumping components, but as soon as the cooler fuel runs thru it, it will cool down as well.
I do agree with comments about automobile gas tanks or fuel cells. The fuel will expand and contract. This is why you should keep a full gas tank during seasons where there are big swings in temperature. This causes condensation. and the more available inside gas tank surface, the more water is introduced in your gas.
JMO Dave

I went from a 1/2 ton dodge 318(a gas guzzling motor ) 12 mpg to a 3/4 ton chevy that gets 17 mpg towing and runs on ATF.

so it 's a step up.

I thought all gas comes from the same source, then the each company puts in thier own addatives .... :shock:

OK I am an idiot I suppose but I have to ask about the ATF? A diesel engine will run on transmission fluid? :? :oops:

I doubt if pure but cut it should burn, I have an old gmc brig with a cat motor with mech injection , Im going to try 5 gal in fifty and see if i notice a power difference or to much smoke.( if any dam work comes in for the truck!)

What he failed to tell us is that he USED to be a brewer because of the short fills. Samplin the product on the clock is frowned upon in some work places. :lol: