Originally Posted by Triple_Se7en
Originally Posted by painfx
Originally Posted by GoldDot40
Any gasoline that's over 30 days old will begin to degrade. It will lose combustibility and volatility. Chemical reactions occur and varnish begins to form. NO gasoline that hasn't had an additive mixed with it to slow down the process is immune. Pure gas will "go stale" just like oxygenated/blended gas.
You will do yourself a favor by purchasing from a higher volume retailer.
Is it unwise to pump gas while they are refilling the tanks with new gas? I heard it disturbs the tank and sedements gets mixed up. Or is it better to wait until next day to refill?
I never pump gas with the tanker on premise. Also, no one knows if the filter is clogged, or has minimum filtering abilities.
I also never pump with the engine running. Besides electrical field danger, today's gas pumps deliver gas at fast speeds ad that stirs the bottom of our tanks. Every time I pump gas in my 04' Colorado with the engine running, my engine begins to stutter /miss and it's seen nothing but Mobil/Exxon, BP or Shell top-tiers, it's entire lifetime and never filled with less than a quarter-tank.... and it's gas filter is the largest I've ever seen and changed every 60K..
Don't pump with tankers there and don't pump with engine running.
If you don't pump with the tanker there you would never be able to get gas at my local Costco ......
Personally as an ex fuel truck driver, I think the issue is way overblown