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Subject:Re: Sucky Gas Mileage
From:PB
Date:Fri, 3 May 2013 10:37:32 -0700

I *THOUGHT* I learned that here...but in the meantime, here's a whole big
mess<https://www.google.com/search?q=do+you+get+better+mileage+with+a+full+tank+of+gas&aq=1&oq=better+mileage+with+a+full+tank&aqs=chrome.2.57j0l3.10968j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8>of
disparate "schools of thought" on this subject!
Patti
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On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 9:25 AM, Robert Stevens <mtbiker62@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 3, 2013 Patti wrote:
>
> "I've recently learned (from here) that I should never let the gas go
> below half full, so I'll have to see if I actually DO get better mileage if
> I keep the tank above half full."
>
> I only use that rationale/behavior in winter when temps are quite low and
> condensation is likely to form in the tank due to temperature disparities
> between the ambient and fuel in the tank. Especially when I'm going to let
> the van sit, unused for days/weeks at a time.
>
> bob

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