i forgot to say thanks.
>From: raymond.irons@gm.com
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>Subject: Re: DML: RE: 1996 Dakota Sport CC 4x4 curb weight?
>Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:08:36 -0400
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>Chad wrote:
> >anybody now what a gallon of gas
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>I'm assuming you want to "know" what a gallon of gas weighs, LOL. When I
>was a jet mechanic a few years ago, and we had to refuel airplanes, we
>always had to convert the gallons to pounds. This was because the aircraft
>fuel tanks are calibrated to know how many pounds of fuel are on board for
>take-offs and landings, and the delivery people (either tank truck or pit
>cart) listed delivered fuel in gallons pumped. We had to do this to ensure
>what the aircraft gauges were showing was at least somewhat accurate and to
>ensure that what we pumped on board was the actual amount of fuel
>delivered. To do the conversion, multiply the gallons by 6.5 and you'll
>come up with the approximate weight of the fuel, in pounds. Now before some
>of my engineering type brethren on here go off on me for going on this
>tangent, let me state this: the multiplication factor will vary depending
>on the specific gravity of the fuel, but 6.5 is close enough to give you a
>pretty good idea.
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>Ray Irons
>Dover, DE
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