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Old 05-04-2019, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Buster217
If the hose ID is 1/2 inch and it's 15 feet long, the first 19 ounces is going to be what was left from the last purchase. Even on a 2 gallon fill with 92 octane and a previous buy at 87 octane you're going to end up with >91.5 octane.
I've never crawled inside a hose. But I have heard it suck back down. Do you think they want to give you premium gas for the price of regular? How about the weights and measure folks?

I am to lazy to read up on this, cause I really don't care, but I do suspect it is an urban legend.
 
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Old 05-04-2019, 02:34 PM
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No **** they say 1/2 a litre. I still don't care though.
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Old 05-04-2019, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Zerk
I've never crawled inside a hose. But I have heard it suck back down. Do you think they want to give you premium gas for the price of regular? How about the weights and measure folks?

I am to lazy to read up on this, cause I really don't care, but I do suspect it is an urban legend.
The point was that you prolly get a little bit but not enough to matter so guys should stop worrying about it.
 
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