Someone told me that in the winter it is a good idea to have my gas tank full. Today it was 30 degrees here and my car was all icy when coming out of work. I'm right now at a 1/4 tank only. I'm going to fill up tomorrow or Tuesday. Has anyone ever heard of this and do this method?
It will be warming up a little later this week, but I'm still going to fill up soon cause I like it to be full to 3/4 anyway. I usually at the half fill line fill it up again to full. Will I be okay for a day or two in the cold weather? I don't want to hurt my baby :smile:
I think it's mostly to make sure you don't run out of fuel if you really needed it. I do keep my car that sits full to prevent condensation build up with temperature changes but that won't really affect a car in daily use.
if you park in a heated garage, the temperature shift will promote condensation build up on a less-than-full tank. the lower the level, the more surface area for condensation to build up. a full tank also helps improve traction on ice and snow.
if you park in a heated garage, the temperature shift will promote condensation build up on a less-than-full tank. the lower the level, the more surface area for condensation to build up. a full tank also helps improve traction on ice and snow.
The more total weight the better it will do in the snow. Just because the gas tank is in the rear that all the weight stays there. Any additional weight to any tires adds to the footprint of the vehicle, kind of like letting air out of the tires for better traction.
Calculating Weight Distribution
Divide the front axle weight by the total vehicle weight to get a percentage. Then subtract that percentage from 100 to arrive at the split. For example, a car weighs 3,800 pounds and carries 2,200 pounds on the front axle. That 2,200 divided by 3,800 gives you 0.578, which equals 57.8 percent. Subtract that from 100 to arrive at 42.2 percent. Thus, your front/rear weight distribution equals 57.8/42.2, which rounds off to 58/42.
the void space in a tank can contain two things: fumes and air from opening your tank. As gas is sucked away it increases the vaccuum, allowing the remaining fuel to evaporate more readily. the other side is air getting sucked in when filling: ever open your gas cap and hear air rushing into the tank after sucking it low from being full? to the best of my knowledge the only other possibility in the reduction of vaccuum in your tank could be from the tank equalizing after the vehicle is shut down, but i dont even know if thats necessarily possible. lots of opportunity for condensation, imho.
This makes no sense. Say you fill your car and drive until it's empty. It's now full of air. Where do you think that air comes from? The outside. That air is outside air.
You can get bad gas too that has water in it. Just add some dry gas when it happens. I really haven't had to do this since I drove cars that had carbs and weren't fuel injected. Not sure if the two are related but I doubt it.
Dry gas is pretty much just alcohol to keep whatever water in your gas from freezing. After reading up on wikipedia myself about it I was right about fuel injection, plus gas is formulated now with detergents and like in my area have ethanol (alcohol) added, 10% for me. I'll take alcohol over popcorn gas any day!
Skippy was kind enough to educate me in the evap system my last visit...speaking of Skippy...I kind of miss him! I might have to give him a jingle to see if he misses me also!
My tank is all nice and full now. In the winter I will keep it at least above the halfway line. However, I do like to refill it up at around the halfway anyways because it just feels like less of an impact if you a filling up half a tank compared to a whole full one. :saint:
Ok, so does all the air going in and out of the tank go through the CC? The outside air that vents into the tank comes from there, correct? Is that air filtered through the charcoal? If so, does this or anything anything else filter the moisture out of the air?
When the fuel cap is on, all air enters through the filter, ESIM, then the canister. Nothing to purposely remove moisture.
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