Gas Theft

[alwaysFlOoReD]

In Canadian dollars; it was about $6.20/ US gal 3 weeks ago, and its dropped to about $4.42 today. Times the price by about .8 to get it in USD.

 

[Blmpkn]

The gas station I go to is back to 3.95/gal.

 

[Roert42]

High octane diesel?



93 is $4.95 here. The one gas station i frequent only lets you pump $50 off a card, so if I want more then half a tank I need to pay cash.

 

[19Walt93]

High octane diesel?



93 is $4.95 here. The one gas station i frequent only lets you pump $50 off a card, so if I want more then half a tank I need to pay cash.

It's high cetane diesel. Running high octane fuel in a gas engine that doesn't have compression enough to need it will build more carbon because high octane gas burns at a lower temp to prevent detonation. Using low cetane fuel in a diesel builds way more carbon- like burning green wood in a wood stove. Ford was promised- by the EPA- 50 cetane ultra low sulphur diesel fuel- like Europe had- when the 6.0 was developed. When the problems started, Ford sampled fuel all over the country and tested the cetane, the nationwide average was 38. This is the same EPA that encouraged polluting our gasoline with ethanol and then mandated higher mpg.

 

[19Walt93]

The news said yesterday that gas prices are 36% higher than last year. I took advanced math in high school, and while that was nearly 50 years ago, it doesn't compute. Last year I was paying just over $2 a gallon- maybe $2.05 or so. Now it's "down" to $3.99. 3.99/2.05= 1.946. I'd round that off to double in one year of policies that restrict drilling, cancel pipelines, and vilify energy producers. I know, it's all Putin's fault. Even though when gas was $2 a gallon we were a net oil exporter and now Biden is begging Iran and Venezuela to increase production.

 

[Snoranger]

The news said yesterday that gas prices are 36% higher than last year. I took advanced math in high school, and while that was nearly 50 years ago, it doesn't compute. Last year I was paying just over $2 a gallon- maybe $2.05 or so. Now it's "down" to $3.99. 3.99/2.05= 1.946. I'd round that off to double in one year of policies that restrict drilling, cancel pipelines, and vilify energy producers. I know, it's all Putin's fault. Even though when gas was $2 a gallon we were a net oil exporter and now Biden is begging Iran and Venezuela to increase production.

Average price per gallon 1 year ago was about $3.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

It's not just Rangers getting hit. Several forums online have discussion of thieves drilling holes in car gas tanks to get the fuel.

 

[cbxer55]

Yes, ethanol is an interesting fuel
NASCAR runs E15

E85 has octane rating of 100 so good to run in higher compression engines or turbo/super charged engines, actually makes better power and similar MPG, burning ethanol generates less heat and cools the incoming air more
But in regular engines, under 9.5:1 compression ratio, 15% less MPG

Any ethanol added does help clean up an engine from gasoline's residue, so E15 is a good compromise

E85 is cheaper because it doesn't need most additives for cleaning and octane boosting

Around these parts, where I-40 and I-35 cross, OnCue stations have E85 and the pump says 105 octane. I've been running my 98 Ranger on 15 gallons 89 octane and two gallons E85 for some time now. Seems to have done away with the hard starting when cold. Typically, when cold, It'd take two, three or more key turns to get it running right. With the above combo, starts first turn of the key every time. I don't know why this happens, but it seems to work.

 

[JohnnyO]

Around these parts, where I-40 and I-35 cross, OnCue stations have E85 and the pump says 105 octane. I've been running my 98 Ranger on 15 gallons 89 octane and two gallons E85 for some time now. Seems to have done away with the hard starting when cold. Typically, when cold, It'd take two, three or more key turns to get it running right. With the above combo, starts first turn of the key every time. I don't know why this happens, but it seems to work.

When I had a 99 Ranger with the 3.0 it hated the oxygenated fuel we got in the summers and pinged like crazy and I had to run at least 89 in the summer. Dealer tinkered with it on warranty several times and it would go away for a while but always come back.

 

[55trucker]

For all of you in the states you'd be up in arms over the prices we get rammed down our throats up here due mainly to the taxes that are added on. These are litre prices, multiply these by approx 4 to get the gal. Stealing gasoline?..We have the money literally stolen out of our wallets.

 

[RonD]

Yes, the 3.0l Vulcan ran 9.3:1 compression so was a "pingy" engine on 87 octane
Even a slight carbon build up caused it to ping even more
EGR helped
Colder air temps helped

Our gas prices up here have a few taxes, one is a %, so Government makes more money the higher the prices go

 

[55trucker]

Our gas prices up here have a few taxes, one is a %, so Government makes more money the higher the prices go

A few?? jeez Ron , you're not a Trudeau lover are you?

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I'm not a Trudeau hater, but I don't think the taxes on gas have changed since he took office. But I dont keep much attention on when gas taxes are changed ...

 

[55trucker]

You must've missed the memo on Carbon tax & when Trudeau introduced it.......

Trudeau's Carbon Tax: Up to 350 Per Cent Higher at the Pump by 2030: See the Impact of Higher Carbon Taxes on Gasoline Prices - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow

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[19Walt93]

Average price per gallon 1 year ago was about $3.

Not here.