when does the winter blend start?
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when does the winter blend start?
Wondering when they usually start shipping the "cheep" stuff for winter. Been so warm here in So. NJ up until the last few days (we still have mostly all green leaves. Just a few yellows and reds).
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Think I read about it on the EPA [Government] web site : www.epa.gov
Easy way to remember is Thanksgiving to Easter= Winter Blend
Easy way to remember is Thanksgiving to Easter= Winter Blend
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Remember, that's the Drop Dead date! The date when the tanks have to contain the winter blend. Before this date, the station must drop their tanks down to the almost empty mark, and receive a delivery of the winter grade, twice!
What I'm saying is, you'll be getting winter gas at different stations, at different times for awhile.
You can expect to see a drop in MPG of around 10%. Your vehicle will however, probably start. Summer grade gasoline has additives to help prevent vaporization and will cause problems with starting when the weather gets cold.
Just wait! This spring, the whole process repeats! Only in reverse!
What I'm saying is, you'll be getting winter gas at different stations, at different times for awhile.
You can expect to see a drop in MPG of around 10%. Your vehicle will however, probably start. Summer grade gasoline has additives to help prevent vaporization and will cause problems with starting when the weather gets cold.
Just wait! This spring, the whole process repeats! Only in reverse!
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Originally Posted by Flagship
You can expect to see a drop in MPG of around 10%.
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Originally Posted by waterman308
Wondering when they usually start shipping the "cheep" stuff for winter. Been so warm here in So. NJ up until the last few days (we still have mostly all green leaves. Just a few yellows and reds).
why do you call it cheap stuff? in additon to oxygenates the winter blend also has formula modifications to increase the Reid vapor pressure so that the fuel will volitilze in cold weather the same as in hot weather to help starting.
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I called it the "cheep" stuff, just like cheep liquor. doesn't give the same bang for the same buck. Just a euphemism meaning I don't like the performance it gives.
Kind of ironic - all the regulations designed to improve air and water quality by introducing additives and mechanical add-ons to reduce emissions, yet they also end up dropping gas mileage significantly. So you end up using more gas, even though emissions might be lower. I wonder if anyone has calculated the true net gain of less emissions + more gas consumption = more emissions????
Kind of ironic - all the regulations designed to improve air and water quality by introducing additives and mechanical add-ons to reduce emissions, yet they also end up dropping gas mileage significantly. So you end up using more gas, even though emissions might be lower. I wonder if anyone has calculated the true net gain of less emissions + more gas consumption = more emissions????