RnR - 8-18-2010 at 09:03 PM
Let's re-hash an old subject in a new way, as in, Mexican gas pumps putting more liters into a gas jug than the jug is stated to hold. (Especially at
the big Mulege station).
I tried it a new way by accident last weekend. I have two US purchased gas jugs that I've used in Mexico for years. The jugs are stamped 5 US
gallons/18.93 liters. Without fail, the Mulege station has managed to put 22 liters (+/-) into those jugs. Point it out to the attendant and you'll
just get a blank stare and a shoulder shrug.
Well, I brought those same two jugs back to the States with me last season because of the potential gas issues in northern Baja during last February's
storms and road washouts. I just filled them at a northern NV station last weekend. Each jug took 5.8 US gallons. Or, 5.8 x 3.785 lit/gal = 21.95
liters. Hmm, exactly what the Mulege station can get into them!!
I would have pointed it out to the attendant but it was a self serve ARCO station. So, I just stared blankly off into the distance and shrugged my
own shoulders......
[Edited on 8-19-2010 by RnR]
gnukid - 8-18-2010 at 09:13 PM
There is usually a line on the side way below the cap which signifies the level for 5 gallons, you can put more in the plastic container. Normally one
wouldn't fill it to the top as it would certainly be more likely to leak. A one gallon tank, can usually hold far more than a gallon but there is a
line to mark a gallon.
Or you have an Imperial 5 gallon jug = 22.7 liters.
jak - 8-18-2010 at 09:22 PM
Sounds like the MX stations are accurate. Who would have thunk.
