When is a litre of fuel not a litre of fuel?

Post by **jamesc76** » 17 Oct 2008, 11:06

Mocki wrote:im not sure i like the way you like to make out you are analizing people .
you could easily end up pissing people off with that mate..........

try being yourself , and not who you think you are behind the keyboard

I agree!

Post by **CycloneMike** » 17 Oct 2008, 12:07

Don't look into his eyes Mocki

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Post by **Mocki** » 17 Oct 2008, 21:28

hehehehe....... it'll take more than that, im from the flatlands..........

Post by **andymacdonald30** » 08 Nov 2008, 23:23

I have seen this on another forum

There are a few things that I would consider are important facts that may affect the delivery of fuel

1 The E Mail was from Durban Aus ambient temp A damn sight hotter than in the UK
2 the pipeline from the fuel delivery point to the customer's tanks are they over or under ground?

3 The vapor recovery fuel delivery system is not widely used in the UK
And if it were the only fuel you would lose would be if you had the nozzle up side down when filling

Over all it has a ring of truth about it under the specific circumstances as relayed in the E-mail
But is very unlikely to affect us in the not so sunny UK

Andy

Post by **Dan Wood** » 09 Nov 2008, 10:17

My old white camper would make sure you filled slowly anyway.

Anything more than a dribble and the pump would shut off. I never did sort out all those little breather pipes on the fuel tank....

Website · Post by **CovKid** » 17 Nov 2008, 13:41

Regardless of all of this, flooring the accelerator pedal where you needn't have or not backing it off say on downhill slopes, consumes more in a few seconds than you'd ever lose at the pumps.

Post by **ringo** » 17 Nov 2008, 16:16

I've read that thread before and it got shot down in flames then too

Interesting reading though. And it didnt cost lives did it. I particularly liked the comments that followed.....

I always lift up the pipe after i have filled up to get the diesel out. Thats a bit tight isnt it

Ringo

Post by **dugcati** » 19 Nov 2008, 21:55

Isn't this taking thing the whole hyper miling and scroodge like petrol saving thing waaaaaaaaaaaaay too far?

If every drop of fuel was that precious we wouldnt be driving at all as it would cost somehwere in the £50.00 a litre range!

Even at the worst 'loss' rates , at the highest prices we saw earlier this year and you filled up in the 'bad practice' way and then did it for a year your loss would only ammount to what ... 2 no call it 3 litres at the very worst... financially this would amount all of about a fiver tops in a year......

Post by **boatdog** » 11 Oct 2009, 22:54

dont know if it helps but as fuel warms up it does get less denser so in theory a warm litre is less than a cold one, its why aircraft refuel in kgs not litres it always weighs the same warm or cold also F1 cars do for same reason.
just to put a fly in the ointment if you go out in the cold to get "more" fuel your carby engined van will stay on choke longer using more fuel!

Post by **silverbullet** » 12 Oct 2009, 14:02

Funny, I always thought that forecourt pumps were temperature compensated to make sure that you get what you pay for...Sasle of goods act or something like that.

Anyway, what's this got to do with alternative fuels?

Post by **lloyd** » 12 Oct 2009, 14:09

silverbullet wrote:Funny, I always thought that forecourt pumps were temperature compensated to make sure that you get what you pay for...Sasle of goods act or something like that.

Anyway, what's this got to do with alternative fuels?

Probably more then answering a thread brought to life after almost a year.

Post by **silverbullet** » 12 Oct 2009, 14:15

Blame boatdog.

Post by **lloyd** » 12 Oct 2009, 15:10

silverbullet wrote:Blame boatdog.

He's new, so has a good excuse.

Post by **silverbullet** » 12 Oct 2009, 15:18

I'm a right brain oriented engineer with undiagnosed OCD.

That's Obsessive Campervan Disorder.

Post by **WANABESYNCRONAUT** » 28 Nov 2009, 14:12

silverbullet wrote:I'm a right brain oriented engineer with undiagnosed OCD.

That's Obsessive Campervan Disorder.

hi there here's another question... when is a litre the best litre? break your brains on this one
there is a minimum octane figure to fuel the great oil companies have very good refineries so they can make 96 octane fuel in a 0,1 percent margin witch means the fuel youll get will be 96.1 octane small oil companies dont have such high-tech refineries so they have a o,6 percent margin the fuel youll get there will be 96.6 octane so you get a better milage and i think this will save you lots more then going to the pump on the coldest day of the month
please unleash your subtile comments....wanabesyncronaut

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