 \\;Most of the fuel drains back out of the hose so it is reported that we get about a pint.
how many gallons
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how many gallons
While filling up today after the light came on at 180 miles I wondered about something that has bothered me before. You rarely see seperate hoses and nozzles for each grade of gas. So how many gallons of the cheap crap are we filling up with before the good stuff gets to the nozzle? Makes you think we should get a discount, huh?
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RE: how many gallons
test has been done on this, it isn't gallons, its somewhere in the neighborhood of 12 ozs before you get 'pure' high octane. \\; unless of course the person before you got high test.
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RE: how many gallons
A somewhat unscientific \\; and unintended test the other day. \\; The pump nozzle was hot when I picked it up. \\; When the gas started flowing I noticed \\;the pump nozzle \\;cooled off a significant amount when 2 tenths of a gallon was pumped. \\; \\; As always, your results may vary.
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RE: how many gallons
Stopped at a station and the towel heads were draining the hoses between fill ups when it was slow. It took .4 gallons to recharge the hose. Of course I told Pull-Start to reset the pump. Sh*t, .4 gallons is like 2 bucks!
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RE: how many gallons
Assume 1/2-inch ID everywhere for hose, etc. 10 lineal feet is almost exactly 0.10 gallons by volume.
At 3/4-inch ID everywhere, 10 feet is 0.23 gallons.
Probably not 3/4-inch ID stuff, maybe 5/8. If so, split the difference for close-enough.
Call it 15 feet for 1/2-inch = 0.15 gallons.
For 3/4-inch = 0.34 gallons.
It is why I do not just top off at single-hose pumps. Full fill-up is not the end of the world. I just hate getting any gas cheaper than I paid for and leaving some more-expensive for the next guy who probably buys the cheap stuff.
At 3/4-inch ID everywhere, 10 feet is 0.23 gallons.
Probably not 3/4-inch ID stuff, maybe 5/8. If so, split the difference for close-enough.
Call it 15 feet for 1/2-inch = 0.15 gallons.
For 3/4-inch = 0.34 gallons.
It is why I do not just top off at single-hose pumps. Full fill-up is not the end of the world. I just hate getting any gas cheaper than I paid for and leaving some more-expensive for the next guy who probably buys the cheap stuff.