| Tomorrow is the day. [message #307118] |
Wed, 14 September 2016 06:40  |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Sept 15th is the last day that gasoline retailers are required by the EPA to sell Summer mix fuel. Why do you care? Well summer mix fuel has a lower RVP (Reid Vapor Pressure) number. The lower the number the less likely that you will experience Vapor Lock problems. Also there is slightly more BTU's (energy) per gallon in Summer mix fuel. So in 49 states and some US territories, starting on Thursday morning they can sell anything they want. This does not apply to the Peoples Republic of Kalifornia and the EPA non-attainment counties across the rest of the US.
https://www.epa.gov/gasoline-standards/gasoline-reid-vapor-pressure
There are some strange anomalies in the RVP requirements table. Like why are some areas of Michigan and Kansas the same as El Paso and Phoenix (7.0)
So if you need gas in your GMC or anything else, today or tomorrow are the days to go fill up.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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