Joe-
A while back you ran a post on gas prices, and a commenter talked about pumping gas more slowly-- that gas is designed to expand and become vapor, so air mixes with it easily, and you'll get more actual gas my pumping more slowly.
I took the advice and began to pump my gas much more slowly. I pump at a rate of .1 gal/second (which makes it easy to get it right-- just watch the pump and count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two," etc).
My gas mileage has gone up by 1.5 - 2 MPG. That might not seem like a lot, but on a 20-gallon fillup, it's another 30-40 miles I can drive. It can really add up over time.
I haven't done anything else that would significantly affect the mileage. I'm just getting more gas and less air as I pump it.
It PAYS to read Salisbury News!
Jim
A while back you ran a post on gas prices, and a commenter talked about pumping gas more slowly-- that gas is designed to expand and become vapor, so air mixes with it easily, and you'll get more actual gas my pumping more slowly.
I took the advice and began to pump my gas much more slowly. I pump at a rate of .1 gal/second (which makes it easy to get it right-- just watch the pump and count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two," etc).
My gas mileage has gone up by 1.5 - 2 MPG. That might not seem like a lot, but on a 20-gallon fillup, it's another 30-40 miles I can drive. It can really add up over time.
I haven't done anything else that would significantly affect the mileage. I'm just getting more gas and less air as I pump it.
It PAYS to read Salisbury News!
Jim
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