Anyone ever work at a gas station?
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Just wondering if a gas station could transfer fuel from tank to tank or with the prices these days I don't see alot of people pumping premium. I had to gas up at place I don't usually use. Maybe a little condensaton in their main tank. I added a gallon of tolene and refilled at my usual Shell station and the hesitation seemed to go away.
They could if they had a pump of there own!!! Cant do it from tank to tank though Hell Ive seen crooks pull up to the fuel tank lids & pump their truck & other tanks full after hours SO anythings possible!
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Just wondering if a gas station could transfer fuel from tank to tank or with the prices these days I don't see alot of people pumping premium. I had to gas up at place I don't usually use. Maybe a little condensaton in their main tank. I added a gallon of tolene and refilled at my usual Shell station and the hesitation seemed to go away.
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I read a right up where they tested random stations. And the fuel wasnt even close to what it was suppose to be. So its either where the drivers get it water it down or the station which ever. If my memory server's me right it was 92 was tested and was down to 87 or so. I would think at that rate some phones needed to be called to figure out who was doing it.
That much difference would have blown my motor. Is why I hate taken my car on long trips dont know what the stations really have anymore
That much difference would have blown my motor. Is why I hate taken my car on long trips dont know what the stations really have anymore
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I read a right up where they tested random stations. And the fuel wasnt even close to what it was suppose to be. So its either where the drivers get it water it down or the station which ever. If my memory server's me right it was 92 was tested and was down to 87 or so. I would think at that rate some phones needed to be called to figure out who was doing it.
That much difference would have blown my motor. Is why I hate taken my car on long trips dont know what the stations really have anymore
That much difference would have blown my motor. Is why I hate taken my car on long trips dont know what the stations really have anymore
If your worried about gas, go inside and look at the "shopping" section. That will tell you all you need to know. If its a disaster, IE unorganized, dirty, old products.....you know their fuel is similar.
My fiancé works at a really nice gas station/truck stop and their fuel gets tested every two weeks. I also know their midgrade is just 87 and 93 mixed together. Its all computer controlled so no person that works there is in control of it. They switched to that system because no one buys mid grade, this way they dont have "old" gas.
My fiancé works at a really nice gas station/truck stop and their fuel gets tested every two weeks. I also know their midgrade is just 87 and 93 mixed together. Its all computer controlled so no person that works there is in control of it. They switched to that system because no one buys mid grade, this way they dont have "old" gas.
my neighbor owned a gas station big name franchise and i was told that sometimes the drivers would mix and confuse grades and florida wont let them sell nothing under 500gallons in a tank due to contaminates but people would pull the bags off and use anyway and the next customer wouldnt know till they catch it inside granted his station was very old and sold it when florida mandated all stations to change the tanks by i think 2009 or 2010 forget but he sold it and retired this is the most i know about gas stations lol
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The drivers are the ones filling the Gas Station's tanks. If they don't set the mixture properly, you aren't getting high octane. I just bought a 5 gallon drum of Toluene from the local General Paint store to experiment with it.
The drivers fill the tanks yes...but they have a slip of what product they pulled out of the rack (where they get the fuel) and what time it was taken out. Unless the gas station tells them to put 87 in their premium tank (which is illegal) then you should be gettin premium fuel. And also, mid grade fuel is just a 50/50 mix of premium and regular. My dad owns and manages a fuel oil business along with a quick shop and I have been around it all my life. The only thing I get worried about is getting ethanol because some gas stations use that as premium and don't post that it's ethanol.
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The drivers fill the tanks yes...but they have a slip of what product they pulled out of the rack (where they get the fuel) and what time it was taken out. Unless the gas station tells them to put 87 in their premium tank (which is illegal) then you should be gettin premium fuel. And also, mid grade fuel is just a 50/50 mix of premium and regular. My dad owns and manages a fuel oil business along with a quick shop and I have been around it all my life. The only thing I get worried about is getting ethanol because some gas stations use that as premium and don't post that it's ethanol.
Let me explain how its done. The driver fills the 87 tank full, then proceeds to fill the 92 tank with the 87 on the same slip. When the 92 tank is almost full he switches to real 92 and makes another slip. He then goes into the gas station and they slip him some cash. All illegal, and I have never seen it done, but I have heard about it from drivers.
Let me explain how its done. The driver fills the 87 tank full, then proceeds to fill the 92 tank with the 87 on the same slip. When the 92 tank is almost full he switches to real 92 and makes another slip. He then goes into the gas station and they slip him some cash. All illegal, and I have never seen it done, but I have heard about it from drivers.
To the OP, I don't know if you guys might have the same problem, but BP just issued a huge recall in the Northwest IN area....Like 50,000 barrels huge. Caused severe issues in some cases do to a bad batch leaving the refinery. Rumors of upwards of $2000 in repair bills for car owners. Just a thought.
