RE: Car weight

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rich Kinsley wrote:
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> Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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> I found a place to weigh my car. It cost me $8.50 at Sapp Bros. I 
> weighed my '64 Dodge Polara 4 dr with me (178lbs), a very full tank of 
> gas and a few things in the trunk incl the spare. The "things" had to 
> weigh less than 50lbs. The total weight was 4000lbs. How much did my 
> full tank of gas weigh?

Rich, according to the DOE a gallon of gasoline weighs between 5.8 & 6.5 
lbs.  I'm surprised by the variance.  I know when I used to work on the 
ramp at the airport the jet fuel we pumped, which is just highly refined 
kerosene, weighed 6.8 lbs/gal.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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