Rabbit Flat fuel
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 17, 2006 at 22:39
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rustytruck
Just returned from the Canning and Gunbarrel and while passing Rabbit Flat refuelled. This is a bargain as the owner managed to get 32.3 litres of fuel into my sub
tank which before or since has not fitted more than 30.2 litres. Upon commenting on this he immediately launched into an explanation that they are regularly checked by the appropriate Government department for correct quantity when dispensing fuel. The Landcruiser with me also had more fitted in than ever before. Not saying there is a discrepancy or rip off with the quantity measurement but with fuel bought there one must be able to travel a lot further.
Unfortunately I could not detect this so I must have a problem!
Rusty
Reply By: Member - Oldplodder (QLD) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 07:42
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 07:42
You could be right, or it could be something simple such as the slope of the ground at the pump.
I get an extra 10 litres into the paj when the ground slopes away from the pump.
Problem is most garages have the ground sloping towards the pump for spill collection so I never get a full
tank, always at least 5 litres short.
The paj
tank is full width between the chassis rails, and takes 135 litres (aftermarket
tank).
The expansion chamber is easier to fill at an angle away too, with the way the breather is set up.
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Reply By: Member - DickyBeach - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 08:25
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 08:25
We went through there with the Redex Bash some years ago and the proprietor had advised that 10% of his takings would go to Variety.
We were amazed that, just like you, we wre able to get 10% more into our two fuel tanks for the first time in our experience. The ground, by the way, was then, and again in 2003, dead level.
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Reply By: MyGreenCruiser - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 08:27
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 08:27
As you guys mentioned you can never tell with vehicle fuel tanks, but the other week I went to my local servo in the Yarra Valley and put 20.6 litres into a 20 litre jerry can. I questioned them and they argued that the pump was regularly calibrated. I no longer go there.
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Reply By: Black Beard - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:18
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:18
Similar story, somehow managed to get 240 litres into a 205 litre drum. The bloke told me it was because it was a cold day!!! Good thing I came down in the last shower, so I believed him!!
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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY VIC) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:24
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 09:24
Gday
Have had the same with gas,,,,,7 extra ltrs in
Swan hill in a 92 ltr
tank that never took more than 92 at any other servo....and the s
Safeway in Braeside ,,,up to 95 ltrs last week..No reply when questioned,,but the rite amount on Monday after the Avon trip..
Muzbry
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Reply By: TerraFirma - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:41
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:41
Things are getting tough out that way so the extra 2 litres helps to pay the bills.! It's bad enough paying $1.50 / Litre for the stuff and even worse when they charge you for an extra 2 litres you never got..!
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Follow Up By: rustytruck - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:14
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:14
Maaaaate, it is now $2.20 a litre. Still it is $2.90 at
Well 33.
Rusty
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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:22
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 11:22
$2.20 a Litre + 2 Litre Surcharge..!! Gotta Love That...
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Follow Up By: rustytruck - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:40
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:40
and that did not include the fuel in the main
tank. I could not get a dead accurate amount for that but it had not yet reached the empty mark or had the low level light on so i could not argue on that one, but it should have been empty as the amount on the pump meter showed I had reached almost dry tanks.
Think about it when taking fuel there.
Rusty
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Reply By: Darian (SA) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:47
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 10:47
Was there a couple of weeks back - the ground seemed quite level to me - really level ! - and you were lucky to be served it seems - the "loon" did his act (quite common it seems) of doing a runner in the middle of a line up of customers - we had to hunt up "her indoors" and ask nicely for service. Lucky she was there at the time - a seemingly reasonable lady - others have reported waiting for ages for the loon to come back to the pump.
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Follow Up By: BILL from Fitch Fuel Catalyst Australia Pty Ltd - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 16:32
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 16:32
HI Guys and gals, A very good method to check what you are getting is to fill exactley 10litres and read the money side to see if they compute.
Regards BILLS
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Reply By: Member - Garth J (NSW) - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 18:30
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 18:30
Bills,
I think you missed the point.
Its not about 10 litres * $x = $10x...........
its about having a 10 litre container and the pump measurement telling you it just put 11 litres in it.
=$11x..............
Garth
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Follow Up By: rustytruck - Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:42
Friday, Aug 18, 2006 at 21:42
Exactly!!!!
Rusty
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Reply By: Richard & Leonie - Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 14:58
Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 14:58
This is an interesting discussion. I used to work for the NSW dept of Fair Trading and they did the checks on petrol pumps. (I did not work in that area). They had a standard measure into which they pump the fuel to check pumps. They only need to be 2% out with the measure for it to make the 2 lt difference on a 100 lt fill up. Probably worth following up and asking if they did have a +/- tolerance in measuring.
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Reply By: shepo - Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 17:05
Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 at 17:05
we were caught with the same thing at mt dare 5 years ago
cheers shep
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Reply By: OzRoamer - Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 22:26
Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 at 22:26
He's a tuff old bastard...
Back in the mid 90's the fuel was on the meter @ 0.75cents lt - when I went to pay he explained that it was actually $1.50 a lt but there was not enough dials on the guage for a price per lt over a dollar.
After putting 90lts into a 62 Chev Belair I found out that it was going to cost me double what I had expected. When I complained he said that the
sign must have blown away - stiff...
I was happy to get out of there!!!!
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