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Colloquial term for 'gasoline', a liquid petrochemical refined from crude oil and used in internal combustion engines as fuel.

Colloquial term for 'gasoline', a liquid petrochemical refined from crude oil and used in internal combustion engines as fuel.

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How long will gas stay fresh in a five gallon plastic container

How long will a 5 gallon plastic containers of fuel stay fresh?
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What is the Capacity of Gas Station Pumps After the Fuel Mixing Point?

I ride a vehicle with a small fuel capacity - my typical fill-up is about 3 quarts. What I want to know is if I'm filling up at a pump that has one hose for all grades do I get the grade I select, or is a significant part of my fill-up whatever was…
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Dust in gasoline

I noticed some dust in the funnel when I filled my car's tank in a an emergency. Is this dust harmful to the engine? Will the fuel filter remove it?
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Old, oily, wet gasoline. What to do with it?

I have a small amount (less than a gallon) of gasoline that's been in a can for two years. It has oil mixed in for 2-stroke engines. The can sprung a leak and rainwater leaked inside. Probably only a teaspoon or two, but I can't know for sure. How…
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Engine MPG / Economy

I drive a 4 cylinder Mitsubishi lancer evolution and I CAN get UP TO about 20 mpg on the highways. What determines MPG? How is it that engines with twice the number of cylinders, and in some cases more power (HP/TQ) get BETTER gas mileage ?
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Can I safely use two year old gasoline?

I have half a full tank of gasoline (95 octane) for a 3S-GTE engine (fuel injected, four cylinder). This is on a car that has just been sitting still. Can I safely run the engine on this gasoline? If not, why not? What are possible problems and…
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Can I Use Stored Gasoline?

I have 3 cans of gasoline, stored in a shed, here in the south, since last summer. Can the gas be safely used in my 2014 Chevy Cruze?
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Will using premium gas increase gas mileage?

Is it possible to get higher gas mpg in RX350 by using premium gasoline ? It seems to, but don't know how it works and don't know how much more I get since one day is not the same as another. Are there tests/science done to prove this? Thanks.
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How to calculate the amount of consumed gas?

If we have the cc of the engine, and its running speed, how can we calculate the mass of gasoline in milligrams sucked in each intake stroke and the mass of gas consumed in a given distance, based on its mass and volume?
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Did I damage my two-cycle engine by running it without oil?

I wanted to clean out the carburetter of my 8 hp outboard. The mechanic advised strong Seafoam mix, so I used 1 gallon of gas with 16 ounces of Seafoam. But I forgot to put any two cycle or oil in the gas. The motor started well, and idled…
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Gasoline and Temperature

As you know gasoline expands and contracts volumetrically with the temperature. The state "seals" of approval only account by testing the volume at the time (and temperature) that they do this. You get a more dense mix of molecules (higher…
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How to maintain car gas bottles safely

A leaking gas cylinder basically contributed to the following tragic event:gas What is a good way to maintain your vehicle and gas bottle to stop this happening? Please note that "gas" in Australia is LPG [liquid petroleum gas] as in this report,…
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Why is such a high energy density needed for a ICE?

What is the purpose of having a gas with such a high energy density? Couldn't we use more available gases with less density?
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