Timeline for Does the amount of fuel in the tank matter?
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| Feb 9, 2016 at 12:58 | comment | added | Dmitry Grigoryev | The main components of gasoline are isooctane (melts at −107°C) toluene (melts at −95°C) MTBE (melts at −109°C), xylene (melts at −47.4 °C) and butane (melts at −134°C). So at −180°C it will be already rock-solid. | |
| Feb 3, 2014 at 22:12 | comment | added | Pᴀᴜʟsᴛᴇʀ2♦ | Gasoline actually freezes (or a firm facsimile there of) at around -40 to -50C according to this source. Check the follow-up question at the bottom of the page. There are a lot of opinions out there, but believe a physics page might be correct. | |
| Sep 8, 2011 at 12:10 | comment | added | Bob Cross♦ | You're right: condensation in the tank can be a hassle well before freezing, especially if you're running your tank at a low level all of the time. | |
| Sep 8, 2011 at 11:49 | history | answered | Gabriel Mongeon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |