Could Gas station pumps be off?/Sudden fuel useage

[roperteacher]

Just wondering. . I filled my truck up until it clicked and then always add just a little more. DId this on TUesday. Normally I go 70-80 miles before peg come off of the full. I have only gone 65 miles and the ped had moved way more than it should. I topped off ofor fun and it took 5 gallons!! :--) My truck has been getting 20-22 Empty and 15-17 pulling. . Brand new oil change and fuel filter not to long ago... . Is it possible it didn't get as full as I thought ?? It did this once before when it only had about 10,000 on it. Now at 23,000. Has this ever happened to any of you??

 

[barbwire]

That seems rather excessive all right. Was this (first filling) at a normal fill spot for you? It seems to happen to me on occasion, but I do not have the luxury of filling at the same place very often. BTW where in the homeland are you? WYOMING?

 

[roperteacher]

HOmeland, CA... . I fill up at about three different stations here in the area. The one I "Topped" off with this afternoon is the exact same one I filled up with on Tuesday. Same pump even. Maybe I should have taken it somewhere else????

 

[bpenrod]

Winter Blend???

 

[roperteacher]

I wouldn't think winter blend down here, but maybe they got a load of the wrong stuff?????? Is that possible? I didn't know they would sell winter blend in the sun belt. . LOLOL They certainly didn't advertise it as winter blend... . any other ideas?? Thanks for the ideas!

 

[bpenrod]

Wasn't sure where you were located!! I often wonder how much the auto shut off on the nozzle can vary. I think it is back pressure that turns it off and I would think there can be a lot a variance as they wear out and/or get beat around.

 

[juicedcummins]

Up here in the frozen north all of our fuel is temperature corrected to 15deg C. When it is cold like today [-39 C] you will put more fuel in your tank than normal because of this.

 

[DocDetonancour]

These trucks are such a pain to fill all the way I can see this happening. I need to stand and milk the nozzle for an extra 10 minutes to see the fuel in the neck. Not an option is someone else is waiting, or a touchy nozzle. I know there is a bomb for this, but who wants to go thru dropping the tank in winter in spudland? Doc