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And I don't believe the story ;)

mike hunt

"Gord Beaman" <gord@islandtelecom.com> wrote in message
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> ll <lkslittle@REMOVEcomcastTHIS.net> wrote:
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>>I've read that immediately after a big tanker fills the
>>gas station's underground tanks that sediment is stirred up
>>and can result in a problem similar to what you described.
>>I wonder if that is true, and if it is, how big an effect it is.[/color]
>
> My son (a Shell Oil Co engineer) told me a really interesting
> problem that this local gas station had a few years ago...they'd
> dip their tanks (with those long wooden dipsticks of course) and
> find that they'd need XXX gallons of fuel...the tanker'd come and
> pump 'that' many gallons and stop.
>
> The driver'd dip the tank and find that the dip showed the fuel
> level about 300 gallons short, yet the tank was full. He'd
> scratch his head, tell the station owner about it. Station owner
> would check the dip the next day and would come up with the
> correct amount
>
> This went on for awhile...nobody could figure what was going on.
> Shell Oil told my son to 'fix it', took him awhile but eventually
> he got it.
>
> What was happening was that there was about 300 gallons of water
> in the bottom of the tank which would be liquid under normal
> circumstances but when it was being refilled with super cold fuel
> from the tanker would freeze and hold the dipstick up ~300
> gallons from the bottom. (I don't use Shell any more)
> --
>
> -Gord.
> (use gordon in email)[/color]