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From: COLORADO
I worry more about having splash over/out land on my paint. I press 93 and trust that's what comes out. I keep a receipt and log of everywhere I fill up. If the bike runs like crap after a fill, I know where I got the fuel and who to call.
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From: Fennario
Does the miniscule amount of regular gas that could be in the hose prior to you pumping premium into your tank cause you to have to head back home and do some wrenching?
Besides, what's in the hose was paid for by the last guy. You're paying for what you pump... and leaving some in the hose for the next guy.
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From: Daytona, Fla.
I have stops all over where I ride where there are three hoses for gas, one for each grade. I have a six gallon tank and when there is only one hose how much regular gas am I getting from the hose before I start getting premium gas? With the price of gas I really hate to be paying for premium and getting regular.
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If the hose is 10 feet long, and has in inside diameter of 3/4 inch, then it would contain 39.8 cubic inches of fuel, or .1722 gallons or 1 and 1/3 pints. If regular is $3.80 a gallon and premium is $4.00 a gallon you're potentially getting screwed out of 2 and a half cents every time you fill up.
Further, if you get 1 pint of 87 octane and 5 gallons and 7 pints of 93 octane, your actual octane rating would be ONLY 92.875. This would surely void your warranty, even if the motorcycle would actually start.
You should probably call a lawyer.
Volume of a cylinder = Pi (3.14) x radius squared (.325 x .325) x length (120).
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Further, if you get 1 pint of 87 octane and 5 gallons and 7 pints of 93 octane, your actual octane rating would be ONLY 92.875. This would surely void your warranty, even if the motorcycle would actually start.
You should probably call a lawyer.
Volume of a cylinder = Pi (3.14) x radius squared (.325 x .325) x length (120).
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Last edited by motorlessons; May 15, 2011 at 05:31 PM.
I've been a tanker driver for 10+ years. That is FALSE.
Ordering gasoline is based on a wide variety of things which I won't bother to get into because it depends on common carrier versus private carrier, etc.
What you stated is illegal. the only time a higher grade of gasoline can be dropped into a lesser grade of gasoline is during emergency situations where the gasoline has been "downgraded" on paper. This happened to our terminal in Manassas, Virginia during post Hurricane Katrina deliveries in 2005. We dropped 93 in 87 and 89 tanks because that was all that was coming up the pipeline. This was approved by Sunoco, Inc higher ups.
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From: St. Charles, Mo.
If the hose is 10 feet long, and has in inside diameter of 3/4 inch, then it would contain 39.8 cubic inches of fuel, or .1722 gallons or 1 and 1/3 pints. If regular is $3.80 a gallon and premium is $4.00 a gallon you're potentially getting screwed out of 2 and a half cents every time you fill up. You should probably call a lawyer.
Volume of a cylinder = Pi (3.14) x radius squared (.325 x .325) x length (120).
Harris
Denver, CO
www.youtube.com/conedown
Volume of a cylinder = Pi (3.14) x radius squared (.325 x .325) x length (120).
Harris
Denver, CO
www.youtube.com/conedown
Lol now it's getting good. Nerd. Just kidding I was kind of waiting for a real scientific/mathamatical answer. Too Funny.
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From: St. Charles, Mo.
Ummm, how about, WRONG!!!
I've been a tanker driver for 10+ years. That is FALSE.
Ordering gasoline is based on a wide variety of things which I won't bother to get into because it depends on common carrier versus private carrier, etc.
What you stated is illegal. the only time a higher grade of gasoline can be dropped into a lesser grade of gasoline is during emergency situations where the gasoline has been "downgraded" on paper. This happened to our terminal in Manassas, Virginia during post Hurricane Katrina deliveries in 2005. We dropped 93 in 87 and 89 tanks because that was all that was coming up the pipeline. This was approved by Sunoco, Inc higher ups.
I've been a tanker driver for 10+ years. That is FALSE.
Ordering gasoline is based on a wide variety of things which I won't bother to get into because it depends on common carrier versus private carrier, etc.
What you stated is illegal. the only time a higher grade of gasoline can be dropped into a lesser grade of gasoline is during emergency situations where the gasoline has been "downgraded" on paper. This happened to our terminal in Manassas, Virginia during post Hurricane Katrina deliveries in 2005. We dropped 93 in 87 and 89 tanks because that was all that was coming up the pipeline. This was approved by Sunoco, Inc higher ups.
