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Originally Posted by rebound
What's really interesting is that we had this exact discussion 3-4 months ago:
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Yeah, I remember, but I don't think I chimed in on that one. The article QS posted got to me this time
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Originally Posted by Quicksilver
Additionally the article goes on to state that " In frigid Canada, where cold temperatures were giving consumers an edge, many gas stations voluntarily backed a program to add pumps that automatically adjust volumes based on temperature.
During the energy crisis in the 1970s, tropical Hawaii decided to set a base fuel temperature of 80 degrees (26.67 Celsius), meaning that consumers there get more bang for their buck because retailers now dispense 234 cubic inches of gas per gallon rather than 231.
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I could live with that. Nothing wrong with more accurate pumps! With gas prices rising all the time more accurate dispensing seems only reasonable. Even just changing the base temperature like Hawaii did would be an improvement.
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Originally Posted by JCL
Next, someone should sue the weatherman. They could be charged with abuse of both humidity and temperature, as both will affect real engine power. Maybe even sue the land surveyors, as they are surely responsible for high altitude and the resultant power reductions in internal combustion engines.
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Damn, the reporter was right... the
weather consumers are being ripped off!!!
Thanks for the backup on the underground tank temps JCL.
I'm very tempted to check the temperature of pump gas on a hot, Texas afternoon. Just to see for myself. It's a simple experiment and just might provide some answers to this query.
All I have to do is wait for all this rain to stop so it'll get HOT around here...