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By the Way, You Really Should Keep Your Gas Tank Full
You'll Save Money
It is true that gas prices are very high these days. At least to me they seem to be very high. Especially as I haven't an abundance of cash stashed anywhere. Running out of gas en-route to any destination is just not the luxury some may think. It's an aggravation and inconvenience that the majority of people would rather just do without.
So why with gas prices at record high levels should you do all you can to keep your gas tanks full? Well I've got some very good reasons to let you know why you should keep your gas tanks full.
Number one, you are less likely to be stranded someplace due to lack of gas. With the price of gas unreliable and increasing sometimes by the day, it is best to try to make sure that you stay as close to full as possible, unless you just prefer walking.
In today's economic climate it is very important to find ways to save money. So while filling up your gas tank, may seem to be a large portion of your paycheck, really if you will keep your gas tank full it will save you dollars.
Equally as important if not more so, is the fact when you keep your gas tank full, you face less economical difficulties due to vehicle repairs.
You will find yourself facing more vehicle repairs when your gas tank stays nearer the empty line than nearer the full line. The reason for this has to do with condensations and also with evaporation. Every time you open your gas tank, you lose gas vapors, also when your gas tank is mostly empty you have lots of free space to collect water.
Even in the summer months you will find dew on the ground outside, will the same thing happens to your vehicle.
However, when you run your vehicle near empty the little bit of gas you have in the gas tank has lots of room to slosh around, wetting the sides of the gas tank, etc. Well when this happens it may not seem to important, except for the fact being, when you turn your engine off for the night, all that wetness has to settle down. As it settles down whatever water is in the air inside the gas tank has no place to go. So you get water in your gas.
This will cause you problems, because water in your gas has to go someplace. Gas being lighter than water the water is now nearer the fuel pump. So the first thing going to go through your fuel pump will be water.
This makes for a hard start for your car, wearing your starter out; wears your fuel pump out because water does not lubricate the fuel pump like gas does. Water will also damage the fuel injectors over time. All of this works out to a very large mechanical repair bill, which you would not have had, if you would have kept your gas tanks full.
Keeping your gas tank full helps to keep your fuel pump cooler, this ensures a longer life for your fuel pump.
Replacing fuel pumps are not especially fun, especially when you have other plans for your weekend. This is also so something that will take a very large bite out of your vacation fund if you have to hire someone to replace your fuel pump.
Sources:
http://www.betterbudgeting.com/savemoneyongas.htm
http://news.carjunky.com/how_stuff_works/the-fuel-pump-in-your-car--how-it-works-cdh284.shtml
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