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Old 03-29-2006, 11:42 AM
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Default weight of gallon of gasoline?
I tried the search. How much does a gallon weigh?
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Quick google search brings a bunch of different answers.

One said,
1 gallon of gasoline equals 5.8 to 6.5 lbs

and another said 6.25

I guess it all depends on the area of the country your in due to the different blends.
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JP-5(jet fuel) weighs approximately 6.7 lbs a gallon. So I'd say, around 6-6.5 lbs.
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I tried the search. How much does a gallon weigh?
My educated guess would about 6lbs. Remeber water is heavier and weighs 8lbs a gallon.
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I have weighed it several times on different scales and its always around 6.5lbs
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It is 6 lbs.
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depends on the specific gravity of the fuel, water @ 60 degrees F is 8.125lbs. I use sunoco 104 unleaded and its speceific gravity is .746 so thats 6.061lbs a gallon to be exact.
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Old 03-30-2006, 12:11 PM
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Thanks , this is significant weight between full and 1/4 tank.
I make it at aprox. 70 lbs.
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yea, pretty sure it's 6lbs.
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I always read 6.8lbs per gallon.
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