Jump to content

Gas prices

Shaners

By Shaners
in The Off-Topic Bar

Recommended Posts

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

Shaners

Posted
Posted

The gas prices around here have gone up 14 cents a gallon in the last 10 days.  I know there is some unrest in Venezuala and the threat of war and the holiday travel.  But when/if all this stuff comes true, then I think I'll be riding one of my Honda 70's to work!!!  LOL!!!  At this rate $1.75/gallon is probably not out of the picture.

 

We went form $1.25 to $1.39 ...  :cheers:

firecadet613 Enthusiast

firecadet613

Posted
Posted

It's been about 1.39 here for the past week.  Just dropped down to 1.36 yesterday.  Ran up to Wisconsin to buy a powerball ticket an hour ago and the stationt that I bought it from was at 1.49.

 

Joe

Shaners Senior Enthusiast

Shaners

Posted
  • Author
Posted
Diesel seems to be steady at $1.45.

$1.55/gallon for diesel around here.

 

It's hard for me to believe the Feds can't indict the oil companies for price gouging.  For example, they say that we get 10% of our oil from Venezuala, and if they don't straighten out thier Gov't problems there that it could affect fuel prices.  So what happens is that fuel prices go up 15% in the next few days.  Heck, the oil we bought from them two weeks ago most likely hasn't even arrived here yet, let alone been refined.....

 

The darn gas stations around here all raise their prices on speculation.  Yet it takes forever for them to lower their prices when oil drops $5/barrel.

 

I guess we are lucky that we don't have to pay the $$$ that our Northern neighbors in Canada pay, or the people in Europe pay.

BlueRado Enthusiast

BlueRado

Posted
Posted

Jumped from $1.28 to ~ $1.40 around here (SE Mich).

 

Yep, we're actually pretty lucky w/ prices, compared to Europe!  :cheers:

 

Actually, corrected for inflation, gasoline here in the states is actually a better deal (or at least as good) than it was in the early 1970's.

elboberino Enthusiast

elboberino

Posted
Posted
Man, you guys get the cheap gas.  Here, in AZ, the price has always been one of the nation's highest.  I'm not really sure what it is right now, somewhere around $1.50ish for  87 octane (which is the lowest octane we get).  IN the summer though, 87 can be around $1.90 a gallon!!!
RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

RyanbabZ71

Posted
Posted

ours is at $1.18 at the cheap places and $1.24 at the expensive places

 

:cheers:

  • 1 month later...
City_Slicker Enthusiast

City_Slicker

Posted
Posted

i am glad someone is paying attention!! Everyone here is Arkansas is driving around not saying a word about prices. Not long ag everyone was #####ing about it going over a dollar, now a dollar fifty is normal?

 

Is it a ploy from Honda to make us drive rice? lol//  Aint gonna happen!  :D  :D

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • Atlas
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By Atlas · Posted

      Thanks - I wasn't quite caffeinated this morning. 2:1 makes sense, turning the crankshaft 360 degrees will turn the cam 180 degrees, and had I done that, the cam's dot would be at 6 and the crank's at 12 again.   I went ahead and took the sprocket off anyway, aligned everything dot-to-dot including the balance shaft just for s&g. I'm glad I did because I discovered no Loctite on the timing sprocket bolts. Maybe it's not required, but at only 20 ft-lb torque spec, those bolts aren't in there very tight. Cleaned and reassembled with some thread locker and torqued.   A general observation: Less is more with RTV. If a little doesn't stop a leak, a LOT probably won't, either. RTV is thinly veiled revenge, in a tube...      
    • richard wysong
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By richard wysong · Posted

      The timing marks are ok, that is #1, you can turn it over until they line up and it won't change anything, the crankshaft turns twice for every camshaft revolution, I have always set up SB Chevs as your pic shows using a straight edge
    • Atlas
      Wow I'm in a pickle. (Broke down truck) and a story.

      By Atlas · Posted

      Someone's been here before.... There is a receipt for a 3-piece timing set, purchased earlier this year.   Is this picture something, or, nothing?   I have the timing cover off and my crank is perfectly TDC and the keyed gear's locating mark is dead on 12 o'clock.   The cam gear locating mark is also at 12 o'clock. Now, I'm not an expert, but all the install guides say the two locating marks should meet and be perfectly aligned when installing a timing set. The mark on the crank should be dead on 12:00 and the cam gear's mark should be dead on 6:00, and both marks should be perfectly vertically aligned.   I believe the timing gear is keyed or has a dowel that ensures it can only be installed on the cam in one position, so I have to believe the cam is out of phase somehow. At the very least, with a triangular bolt pattern, it can only be installed in one of 3 different positions.   Before I pulled the front cover, the truck was running alright, no service engine soon lights except an occasional P0172 / rich condition. Timing -16 timing at idle (should be +16), and total -35% fuel trim, two conditions I haven't been able to figure out.   In related news, my injector tested pretty well, wasn't leaking, but I had it rebuilt anyway, and it's on it's way back to me.         Along with this discovery, the good and bad:   Good: The oil pan seal appears undamaged.   Bad: -The timing cover has been reused, and the positioning dowels have been broken. That could explain some of the leaking. -Some kind of white paste or grease was used to try to seal the oil pan seal and timing cover (since wiped off..). -Then, someone globbed silicone all over the front of the cover and also buried the ckp sensor in it. But, they didn't put any inside the cover or use RTV to try to seal the oil pan seal with the timing cover (good).
    • Grumpy Bear
      PF63 Oil Filters Going Away?

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      The guy that owns K&P filters last I checked in with him has over 300,000 miles on his Dodge base Hemi using his own 35 micron absolute stainless mesh filter from its first oil change.    The GM study I've posted a dozen times shows the relationship in engine life based in multiples of base units, not miles or years. That is the base unit is the number of miles the motor ran using the reference filter efficiency.    The above two paragraphs dismantle anecdotal arguments IF one changes oil often enough to prevent particle formation and the motor is in otherwise good shape. That is not full of silica (no air filter) or suffering a metallurgical issue that is not part of the lubrication discussion. Poor heat treat in example.   Data from UOA's I've reviewed from more than a few engines can show remarkably broad variations in oil cleanliness using the exact same filter over the course of an engines life.     Lastly there is the common sense of it. Wear debris WILL circulate the engine BEFORE it ever sees a filter in route to that filter and WILL harm the pump which NEVER sees filtered oil.    Alpha question then becomes, given the facts, how long do you believe is a reasonable service life from a vehicle you are certain you will not pass down? That is the junk yard will be it's resting place when you're done with it? (the moral issue most don't care about).    Omega question is then how diligent are you prepared to be in general mechanical, air & oil maintenance? Preventing particulates and keeping them sufficiently dilute; preventing the precursors from generation, amalgamation and precipitation.    If I get a good look at the engine bay of a vehicle I have a fair idea of the owners commitment to the inside of the power train. That 30 micron WIX is still more efficient than a sieve.                 
    • Tyler Gibbs
      PF63 Oil Filters Going Away?

      By Tyler Gibbs · Posted

      It also depends on what criteria someone is using for “best” when talking filters.  Are we going off best efficiency?   Best quality/QC?  Etc. because the two may not mutually exclusive.  

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...