| Subject | Date Asked |
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| octane grade | 10/13/2008 |
Q: will my engine be damaged if i use 87 octane where the manufacturer recommends 91 octane.if it ...
A: Joe "The car manufacturer recommends 91 octane for your car because of the compression and ...
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| Union 76 high mileage oil 10/30 W | 9/23/2008 |
Q: I take my '97 Mercury Villager with 99k miles to a Jiffy Lube in town. They have been selling me a ...
A: Sorry to say in my opinion your getting cheated. A reputable oil supplier to Jiffy Lube would make ...
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| drilling | 9/5/2008 |
Q: You often state in your answers that there have been no pooling applications or will say there is ...
A: Ken, I refuse all questions regarding lease, or royalty options, etc. I have no knowldge in these ...
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| elf oil | 8/28/2008 |
Q: appreciate your recommendation for number of kilometers of oil change of elf diesel engine oil ...
A: lansoil The only safe method of determining oil change intervals in commercial diesel engines, ...
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| Selling oil Royalty | 7/9/2008 |
Q: My family owns mineral interest in 100 acres in Carter county Oklahoma. After years of no one ...
A: Robert I'm curious. What in my profile gave you the impression that I answer questions of this ...
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| Hydraulic oils | 7/3/2008 |
Q: I hope that you are well. I have a few questions regarding hydraulic fluids as follows: What is the ...
A: OK< lets look at a current application for the equipment you mentioned. I currently have operations ...
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| gear oil question | 6/30/2008 |
Q: WE HAVE A CUSTOMER WHO HAS A SCOTTISH MADE METAL SHEARER THAT CALLS FOR CASTROL ALPHA 617 IN THE ...
A: Craig You've really got me on this one. Neither castrol, BP, nor Texaco shows the products ...
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| oil | 6/21/2008 |
Q: Need to know cost of a litre of oil at the moment it comes out of the well
A: Peter, Now thats a good question! I don't even know the price of products from one hour to the next ...
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| regular gas | 6/11/2008 |
Q: What happens to the 2 cycle engine if just regular gas is used for a brief time instead of a gas/oil ...
A: Depends on how brief the time was. Oil/Fuel Mixtures lubricate the engine at crucial points that ...
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| 75w90 vs marine gear oil | 5/31/2008 |
Q: Just wondering if I can use 75w90 in my outboard rather than marine gear oil. Is there a differance? ...
A: Hey Clint, This is an excerpt from Amsoils site. "Marine gear oils operate in environments subject ...
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| Crude oil yields | 5/22/2008 |
Q: How many gallons of gasoline can be obtained from a 50 gallon barrel of crude oil?
A: Gallon of gasHi Bill, Would you know " How many gallons of gas can be produced from a barrow of ...
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| gear oil | 5/7/2008 |
Q: if the gear oil is empty well the truck not move?
A: Elaine, Yes the truck will move. That is if you have not run it empty long enough to freeze up the ...
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| Oil Industry Labor Force | 4/8/2008 |
Q: I have two questions: How many americans are employed by the oil industry? And, to what degree is ...
A: http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/588.html The U.S. oil and gas industry directly ...
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| MCF | 3/10/2008 |
Q: How does the industry write and figure cubic foot? The "M" confuses me
A: There is no universally agreed symbol but the following are used: cubic feet, cubic foot, cubic ft ...
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| lubricant substitution | 2/26/2008 |
Q: I have a band saw in my hobby shop with a small "transmission" needing lubricant. The label says ...
A: Brian, The call out is for an SAE40 lube. In lube engieer jargon thats ISO 100. SO mobile vactra ...
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| Diesel fuel V/S Furnace fuel | 2/6/2008 |
Q: I live in a part of Canada where we use furnace fuel to heat our homes and business's, that being ...
A: Pete, In the U.S. Red dyed diesel means "No road taxes paid" So if the I.R.S. agents (they patrol ...
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| artic cat 2 cycle synthetic apv oil | 2/5/2008 |
Q: I own 2 Arctic cat snowmobiles. An F7 2003 and a Saber cat 600 2004. I was told to operate them with ...
A: Hey Scott Sorry about the delay in answering, little motherboard problem with my main computer (hate ...
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| oil terminals | 1/30/2008 |
Q: i have been given a topic on oil terminals(involving all the pumps) to write a technical report on ...
A: Michael I’m not really familiar with this topic, and I don’t really have anyone to network with on ...
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| Peak Oil... | 1/11/2008 |
Q: .. I read one of your previous answers stating that we will never run out of oil as there is 300 ...
A: Here is a book that can explain it better than I can. However if you read CNN today you will see ...
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| oil spill cleanup | 1/7/2008 |
Q: What should I use to clean up an oil spill at my house? My oil tank developed a leak and dripped ...
A: OK, to do iy right you need to acquire "Hazardous material drums" These have a removable top secured ...
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| lubricant substitution | 12/11/2007 |
Q: I have some question about lubricant substitution for my rolling mill machine. for the gear box, ...
A: Alex They have given you quite a selection. First, her is an ISO SAE conversion chart ...
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| When to grease bearings | 11/28/2007 |
Q: For the general lubrication of bearings, which is the preferred time to lubricate, while the machine ...
A: Bill, If there is a problem with shutting down and you can safely lube the bearings, then while in ...
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| Chemistry of petrolum and petrolum products | 10/30/2007 |
Q: I teach 8th graders and for my resources sections I want to look at the chemistry of petrolum as ...
A: THis is an excellent refernece book, a little dated but stil informative. ...
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| 2 cycle oil in 4 cycle crankcase | 9/24/2007 |
Q: can i use 2 cycle oil, in the crankcase of my car? i can get a lot of 2 cycle for cheap, isnt oil ...
A: Ron No don't do that! 2 cycle oil is designed for oil mixtures in a rather hot burning engine ...
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| burning oil | 9/3/2007 |
Q: i have a 2000 toyota corrolla with a 1.8 VVT-I engine that burns oil.what can i do to correct this ...
A: John, Two things, oil is gwtting by the valve seals, or it is getting by your rings. Nothing you ...
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| subsurface oil,gas,and mineral lease | 9/1/2007 |
Q: all of us in our neighborhood reiceved this lease to sign. I have heard it is not to my beeifit to ...
A: DeeAnna, This is way out of my league. I would recommend pooling your groups resources and talking ...
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| SAE 90 | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I read your earlier answer about the difference between sae90 and 80w 90 gear oils. It was very ...
A: is this a 16 valve 190E? The reason I ask is that Mercedes put a limited slip differential in the ...
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| gear oil | 8/3/2007 |
Q: what is the difference between SEA 90 and 80W90 ANSWER: Hello Sakis I believe you mean "SAE 90" ...
A: WOW! You got me on that one! I should research first, answer after. SEA90 is a limited slip hypoid ...
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| gear oil | 8/3/2007 |
Q: what is the difference between SEA 90 and 80W90
A: I believe you mean "SAE 90" rather than SEA. The SAE90 is a monograde or single weight oil usually a ...
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| oil/gas mixture | 7/27/2007 |
Q: Purchased a new lawnmower and it doesn't require a oil/gas mixture like the one I had prior. I have ...
A: Brian, Sorry about the delay, Time Warner is wonderful (NOT) No! do not put the mixture in your car. ...
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| how is the price of oil determined? | 6/12/2007 |
Q: i am a civil engineer/budding oil and gas journalist living in Nigeria (the world's seventh largest ...
A: I apologize for the delay in answering. My wondrous windows system lost a .dll and crashed. ...
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| "shelf-life" of petroleum products | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Help me settle an argument please. Tech "a" states 2-cycle oil has a shelf-life. Tech "b" states ...
A: Leif, The most common statement out there is that"oil doesn't go bad it just gets dirty". ...
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| what are the benefits of using a synthetic motor oil | 5/7/2007 |
Q: What are the benefits or down side of using a synthetic motor oil in a passenger vehicle?
A: Harriet, Benefits, the oil will flow at artic temperatures Downside, the ridiculous price. Despite ...
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| OIL AND GASOLINE | 4/19/2007 |
Q: HOW MANY GALLONS OF AUTOMOBILE GAS CAN BE MADE FROM 1 BARREL(50 GALLON) OF CRUDE OIL FROM A ...
A: One 42gal gallon barrel of crude oil yields: 19.5 gallons of gasoline 9.2 gallons of distillate ...
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| gasoline | 4/8/2007 |
Q: what is the boiling and melting point of octane
A: OCTANE Boiling Point: 125.52 °C (398.7 K) General Molecular formula C8H18 SMILES CCCCCCCC ...
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| Best oil to mix with gasoline for Roots blowers | 4/4/2007 |
Q: I am looking for the best choice of oil to mix with gasoline fuel for a Roots-supercharged Alfa ...
A: here is what I think >> The oil in the 1930's were generally Paraffin with little additives in any. ...
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| oil terminals | 3/28/2007 |
Q: I'm working on a presentation on oil and chemical terminals. I would like to know the following: ...
A: Well when a tanker of product arrives there are a number of way that the product is offloaded. One ...
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| kerosene/diesel shelf life | 2/14/2007 |
Q: What is the shelf life of kerosene or diesel fuel in a plastic non air tight container?
A: Kevin, Normally in a closed container shelf life is 1 year prox. Unsealed container life is ...
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| need your help | 2/7/2007 |
Q: I have completed my diploma in mechanical engineering.Now i am working as a Cad-Cam Programmer in ...
A: interesting, Heating and Air Conditioning / HVAC Training Job Outlook So not surprisingly, job ...
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| oil | 12/20/2006 |
Q:
A: Donte, Your science teacher sounds like one I had. Nice question. Pros: 1. An easily obtainable ...
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| ironn ore relatioinship to oil below | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I know there is iron ore on my farm, does this rule out oil being below it?
A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore_genesis#Iron Iron ores are overwhelmingly derived from ancient ...
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| Oil addatives | 11/1/2006 |
Q: I have a 98 chev Diesel 6.5 turbo, I pull a 3 car trailer long distances, what can I add to the oil, ...
A: Brian, Nothing really. Oil additives are basically trying to remedy an engine problem not a ...
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| Petroleum | 10/29/2006 |
Q: What is relationship between cloud point and pour point? What is relationship between cloud point ...
A: Umer, I apologize for the delay in answering, been out of State. Cloud Point: Point at which a ...
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| Pricing to the consumer | 9/18/2006 |
Q: I am told that between 17 and 29 gallon of gasoline may be obtained from one 42 gallon barrel of ...
A: Here are the stats. One 42gal gallon barrel of crude oil yields: 19.5 gallons of gasoline 9.2 ...
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| Longevity of gas | 9/8/2006 |
Q: I'm a science fiction writer working on his next novel. I need to know how long gasoline lasts ...
A: Kinda like the Volkswagen in the woody allen movie? Being a Science Fiction nut I can see where you ...
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| lubricant additives | 9/5/2006 |
Q: could you give me advantages/disadvantages of using additives in lubrication and state what effect ...
A: Advantages, none Disadvantages, wasting your money, possible damage to your lubricating systems The ...
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| Price of motor oil | 8/28/2006 |
Q: At 42 gallons/barrel X 4 quarts X $2.09/quart of Pennzoil at Pep Boys = $351.12/barrel. This seems ...
A: So that breaks down to $6.38 a gallon. WHich is a good price for Texaco TDX 15/40 an excellent heavy ...
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| How to locate all the survivers? | 8/8/2006 |
Q: What do I search for with Google to provide my fellow researcher with a list of either on-line or ...
A: I seem to have come in after the fact on this one. Looks like you have a well that you need to know ...
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| Unpaid royalties since 1940s..... | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I have been really stressing over this issue for about a month now. A few of my relatives have ...
A: Eric, Hopefully you have a good lawyer. Oil Companies are notorious for drawing these things out as ...
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| What do the ratios mean? | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I have a few 2 cycle egines but I need to know what the unit of measurements are. Like, 40:1? What ...
A: Cory, Go here for a ratio calculator. Wait for the page to load and go down a ways on the page. ...
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| Rotary Flowmeter | 8/7/2006 |
Q: ------------------------- Hi, Thanks about your answer but there is a misunderstanding in this ...
A: Ok, I need more information on this one. You state "They" have a problem. This would lead me to ...
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| Oil Well Royalties | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I reside in Medina County, Ohio, and have recently begun receiving oil well royalties. The company ...
A: Mark, Predicting the life of a well? No not really. If we could, the oil guys would be a lot richer. ...
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| High mileage oil | 6/4/2006 |
Q: I have an Olds 3.5 with 140K and a Jeep 4.0 HO with 130K. Both run well and don't burn a lot of ...
A: Chuck, With the mileage you are talking about on your vhicles and they aren't having any difficulty ...
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| running out of oil | 4/30/2006 |
Q: When will the world's oil run out?
A: Never, there is 300 billion years worth of oil down there somewhere. By the time it runs out (if it ...
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| gasline production | 4/30/2006 |
Q: I really have 3 questions. First, how many gallons of unleaded gasoline can be produced from a ...
A: Jim, One 42gal gallon barrel of crude oil yields: 19.5 gallons of gasoline 9.2 gallons of ...
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| oil change | 4/24/2006 |
Q: i have a simple ? im trying to change the oil on a push mower and cant find the drain plug. can you ...
A: Shelton Only really two places it could be - on top of the mowing deck near where the engine is ...
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| Semi Synthetic oils | 4/22/2006 |
Q: If an small 2 stroke engine is recomended to use semi synthetic oils would putting fully synthetic ...
A: Geraint, Synthetic oil should only be used by those who operate their engine nearly every day. Even ...
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| "Prices" reported daily by media and others | 4/21/2006 |
Q: I am a senior citizen (therefore a slow learner) and a novice computer user. As a result, I can ...
A: Man you got a tough one! It is out of my personal expertise however I asked a friend of mine at ...
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| Mineral Rights For Lease. | 4/20/2006 |
Q: I own land and mineral rights near Gillette, WY and I am interested in finding someone who would ...
A: Stan, A little out of my league but, you might try the Anschutz Company. ...
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| hydrauli oil or dexron#3 | 4/7/2006 |
Q: I just purchased a log splitter that calls for eather dexron3 or hydraulic oil w10 aw which do you ...
A: I would recommend the ATF. Ease of purchase, additives in ATF that are not in the straight Hydraulic ...
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| technology re: alternate fuel sources | 3/24/2006 |
Q: In the past have oil companies bought patents from inventors just to get a potentially competitive ...
A: Sorry Rick I have no idea on that one. I have never heard of anything like this. Probably goes ...
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| Oil Reserves in the Middle East | 3/16/2006 |
Q: What percentage of the world's oil reserves are located in the Middle East?
A: Chris, OPEC will account for 60 percent of total oil supply in 2030, compared to 40 percent today. ...
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| fuel tank repair for the doit your selfer | 2/28/2006 |
Q: j.b weld m didnt do so well any suggestions thanks
A: Jeremy, Because of the chemical properties of gasoline you need to use a specific product to repair ...
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| Automotive adatives | 12/1/2005 |
Q: I just noticed my 2000 Durango (Just over 100,000 miles) has a, what I believe is a head-gasket ...
A: Ron, Regarding the Gumout Product, as far as I can find Gumout doesn't make an oil system cleaner ...
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| 4 in 5 lobe pumps | 10/1/2005 |
Q: I tried searching on the internet for information but came up with nothing. Any help on the purpose ...
A: Rob, a couple of links. www.depcopump.com/catalog301/2.pdf ...
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| help other than with meds??? | 9/22/2005 |
Q: William; I just want to know: If chemist can produce syntheic motor oil, why not syntheic ...
A: Tim, First we should define "Synthetic" as it applies to oils. One would think from the term that ...
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| gas and oil mixtures | 9/16/2005 |
Q: what is the right mixture for a 2 cycle engine
A: OK, first you need to get the specifications for your appliction or piece of equipment. There are ...
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| Crude oil tanks | 8/11/2005 |
Q: I am doing a school project which involves the use of a crude oil tank that is 335' in diameter and ...
A: Cassie, I am impressed! You of course realize there are 44gal per barrel? and you are talking about ...
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| crude oil | 7/7/2005 |
Q: how many gallons are in a barrel of crude oil, and how many gallons of gasoline can be produced from ...
A: Here you go Mike, Crude oil is measured in barrels. A barrel of 42-U.S. gallons of crude oil yields ...
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| chemical properties of gasoline | 7/2/2005 |
Q: What chemicals can you add to gasoline to affect performance. What chemical additives will boost ...
A: First let me show you an excerpt from the online source "Wikipedia" a free online encyclopedia. "It ...
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| Synthetic oil, Mercedes, C280 | 6/2/2005 |
Q: what weight synthetic oil for my Mercedes Benz C280 should I use (year 2000). I am in south florida ...
A: Allen, For a car that costs around $39,000 new, I would really ask the Mercedes Benz people on this ...
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| 87 vs. 89 octane..mileage | 5/17/2005 |
Q: I do mostly highway driving in my Toyota 4WD. I'm told that the higher octane gets more miles per ...
A: Kay, Back in the day when cars were cars and you could buy an eskimo pie for a quarter, that was ...
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| 2-cycle engine oil | 5/7/2005 |
Q: William, What is the viscosity of 2-cycle engine oil? Is a 20W, 30W or variable viscosity oil ...
A: The basic viscosity of two cycle oil is around 20W. However do not substitue a regular motor oil for ...
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| oil | 4/29/2005 |
Q: What percentage of the oil from the Trans-Alaska pipeline is exported?
A: Jerry, The debate echoes from three decades ago, when the country was reeling from the Arab oil ...
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| Generators | 4/12/2005 |
Q: Who created the first generator?
A: OK< you know I'm in oil and gas, but here goes. ...
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| Gasoline | 4/12/2005 |
Q: Why is gasoline priced with the 9/10 amount, example 205 9/10 per gallon? Why not just a round ...
A: It was decided somewhere somewhen that the least amount of liquid fuel that could be pumped from a ...
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| Gallon of gas | 4/8/2005 |
Q: Would you know " How many gallons of gas can be produced from a barrow of crude oil? Thanks Jim
A: Here are some stats for you. One 42gal gallon barrel of crude oil yields: 19.5 gallons of gasoline ...
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| oil price | 4/5/2005 |
Q: Are the recent surges in oil prices in the United States also being experienced in the European ...
A: Michael, Yes they are. They have had an increase of 0.05 per gal on unleaded since last month, and ...
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| high mileage oil | 3/8/2005 |
Q: i have a 1999 gmc suburban with 98,000 miles on it. we have to add oil into the engine pretty much ...
A: First,where the heck is your oil going? Are you burning it or is it leaking out somewhere? That ...
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| synthetic oil | 2/19/2005 |
Q: I would like to what are the advantages of synthetic oil in a new engine.Does the much higher price ...
A: OK youve asked the question of the century. All the marketing hype in the media has everyone ...
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| fuel qaulity | 1/11/2005 |
Q: Are all the brands of unleaded regular in particular region the same quality? Everywhere seems to ...
A: Kevin, Water contamination of fuel is not so rare as you might think. Even though the new tanks are ...
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| lubricants | 1/4/2005 |
Q: I would like your opinion about synthetic lubricants.Are they worth the much higher price than ...
A: You asked this question on 12/29, here is a copy of the answer I gave: Bill, OK youve asked the ...
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| synthetic oil | 12/29/2004 |
Q: I would like your opinion on synthetic oil for a new engine.what are the advantages of synthetic ...
A: Bill, OK youve asked the question of the century. All the marketing hype in the media has everyone ...
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| oil/gas mixtures for 2-cycle engines | 12/3/2004 |
Q: How important is it to use the correct oil/gas mixture for 2-cycle engines? I have various tools ...
A: Jacqueline, Manufacturers of these types of tools take into careful consideration the types of work ...
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| cleaning roofing kettles | 12/1/2004 |
Q: Our company has aquired and in the process of cleaning out a roofing kettle. The product was ...
A: Jim, In the refinery business we have a coking problem in heating tubes. Below is the procedure we ...
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| Refineries and plastics %of imports | 10/28/2004 |
Q: -------------------------Thank you for your prompt answers, two more quick questions: 1. These are ...
A: Regarding last refinery built, "No new refineries have been built in the US in the past 25 years. ...
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| Refineries and plastics %of imports | 10/27/2004 |
Q: Two questions, if I could. 1. How cost prohibitive is it to build a new refinery capable of refining ...
A: Kurt, The cost factor in building any new refinery today comes mainly from environmental issues. The ...
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| Gas heat | 10/24/2004 |
Q: The problem I have is we have one furnace (in a 3- family) that heats 2 units. and the all the gas ...
A: Jack, Not a principal thing, just not really enough info to go on. However, traditionally ...
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| Gas heat | 10/21/2004 |
Q: During the winter months, I was wondering if using my small electric oil-filled radiator (on wheels) ...
A: There are more factors to consider than those you have given here. What is the output of your ...
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| Gas prices in Iowa | 10/16/2004 |
Q: I recently heard in one of my classes that the price for 89 octane gas in Iowa is actually less than ...
A: Sophia, That is an interesting one indeed. First to mind is that there is an excess of the 89 octane ...
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| oil | 10/10/2004 |
Q: I drive a 2000 Toyota Sienna van 60,000 miles and a 1994 Volvo 940 with 160,000 miles on it. I have ...
A: Karl, No, it is not worth the price. Castrol is inherently expensive to use due to its marketing to ...
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| oil leak | 8/13/2004 |
Q: my engine is leaking oil i have to put a quart in at least ever three days i have used a better oil ...
A: Sorry to hear about your oil leak. The cost of repair is based on whats leaking. And it could be a ...
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| the ignition temperature of oil | 8/11/2004 |
Q: Do you know what the ignition temperature of oil is? Thanks, Jerry
A: I need a little mor information on this one. What type of oil are you refering to? Various oils have ...
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