"Hop" <hopsdak@hotmail.com> wrote:
: gasoline has a specific gravity of 0.74
: weight lbs per cubic foot 45.9
: 1 gallon = 0.13368 cubic ft
: hth-Hop
Thanks; looks like about 6.14 (call it 6.1 lb/gal) then. So by
my calling it 6, for a full tank of 20 gallons or so, I'd be
underestimating by almost 3 lbs. Still pretty close for a quick
estimate though I guess in case I forget 6.1 :-)
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