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Originally Posted by pONSi  Sorry for the late response to this but I have a dumb question. I'm trying to make sense of your statement. Isn't a "warmer fuel" a less dense liquid which means you are getting less for your money? So you might actually be paying $5/gal for that "warmer fuel". |
Absolutely... Diesel can expand from 6.2 lbs per gallon to almost 7. Do the math. That is a factor of almost 15% or 65 cents a gallon for really warm fuel. When fuel was much cheaper this was so not much of an issue. I think fuel compensated delivery pumps ought to be the law. This is one area where I DEFINITELY agree that we are being ripped off. The DEALERs get temperature compensated fuel. Any idea why we don't?
When Commercial/military airplanes calculate fuel load, its done in pounds, not gallons. Diesel can expand far more than enough to be a "safety of flight" issue. Hot/warm fuel doesn't get you as far. A significant loss of "btu's".
Bill
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