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silveradosheriff

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  1. Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground

    temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have

    their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more

    dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying

    in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon.

     

     

    In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of

    the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products

    plays an important role.

     

    A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the

    service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

     

    When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast

    mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3)stages:

    low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low

    speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are

    pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on

    the fast rate, some other liquid that goes to your tank becomes

    vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank

    so you're getting less worth for your money.

     

    One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF

    FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your

    tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster

    than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof.

    This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it

    minimizes the evaporation.

     

    Another reminder, if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks

    when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being

    stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some

    of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom. Hope this will help you

    get the most value for your money.

  2. Usually, not til Father's Day.

     

    BTW - they have increased their Lebaron club discount to 10%, which leaves a 3% gap between this and the no tax event.

     

    If you are consider a larger purchase, this might be the way to go....

  3. In terms of set-ups for beginning, I'm thinking five would do.

    1. Two mono rods for the riggers (don't need LCs)

    2. Braid dispy

    3. Wire dipsy

    4. 10 colour lead-core for either the chute or off the boards.

     

    Of course, the more the merrier after that.

     

    :-)

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