It seems than at Sun, 6 Jan 2008 19:24:06 -0600, OK wrote: > Great. Let's stay with volume - so the cuical expansion rate, > and lets' round it up to 0.1% per degree C. If you have a 50 > degree C swing in temp., that would result in a change in > volume of 5%. So if you buy it at a temp of 40C (104F), and > then it drops to -10C (14F) that night, the volume of fuel in > your tank changed from 20 gallons to 19 gallons. Right? > > > > > I found three answers. > > > > Diesel has a typical coefficient of cubical expansion of > > 0.084% per degree C. > > >
That matches my math... I'm not going to loose any sleep over it. I suspect that in most cases, the amount of fuel left in the filler hose could be more significant than the temperature induced expansion/contraction. -- Philip _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
