#2 Fuel-up Log
2011 Volkswagen Golf
Property of catfish.
Added Sep 3 2011
Showing all fuel-ups and notes
May 8 2012
Certified on Harmon, 4 oz PS. Have been trying to drive for high mpg during the entire tank (some strong throttles while hill-climbing). The "fuel" light came on during my drive home from work around 4 miles before I made it to the Certified station.
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8,667
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13.396
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$3.990
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$53.45
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43.5
Added by catfish on May 8 2012 at 7:07 am
Apr 17 2012
Certified on Harmon. Added 4 oz PS White again. Dan and Todd put a few miles on while I was gone to Asia.
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8,084
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13.156
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$4.099
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$53.93
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42.5
Added by catfish on Apr 17 2012 at 11:44 am
Mar 15 2012
Certified on Harmon. Unusually warm weather continues, so good MPG has come too. I have continued to try to drive for fuel efficiency. Lots of 5th gear 55-60mph drives to work. The car computer told me that I could have reached for 600 miles on this tank, but I am not into that game. Added 4 oz PS.
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7,525
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12.689
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$4.099
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$52.01
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40.8
Added by catfish on Mar 15 2012 at 10:54 am
Feb 23 2012
Certified on Harmon. Took another jar sample and this time it was much greener than the sample from 17 days ago (maybe the fuel distributor's winter additive makes the fuel look less green and today's purchase is becoming more of a warm-weather mix). Added 3 oz of PS White. During most of the cold weather, I make my work commutes in 5th gear around 60 mph.
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7,007
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12.235
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$3.899
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$47.70
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38.4
Added by catfish on Feb 23 2012 at 5:11 am
Feb 6 2012
Certified on Harmon. Just gone below half a tank again. The weather has been warm in the day and cool at night, so again I re-filled in hope of reducing possible condensation by reducing air-space in the tank. Took a jar sample, fuel was really clear looking. Added 4 oz PS White (first time using this water-dispersant stuff, but the color looks very much like the Amsoil Concentrate which is a water-separator).
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6,537
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8.711
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$3.800
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$33.10
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40.8
Added by catfish on Feb 6 2012 at 7:42 am
Jan 23 2012
Certified on Harmon. Re-filled at 1/2 tank to avoid condensation env (probably too late since it was 9 deg a few days ago, & near 60 deg today). Second time in a row of no conditioner & of topping-off at 1/2 tank mark. So the Amsoil Diesel Concentrate (water/fuel separater)should be mostly diluted out, & my next fuelup will include PS White (water dispersant). A Windex spray-bottle in the trunk had heavy exterior condensation, so I probably should have added the PS today.
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6,182
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8.802
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$3.729
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$32.82
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37.4
Added by catfish on Jan 23 2012 at 10:23 am
Jan 5 2012
Certified on Harmon. I filled up before I really needed to because it has been pretty cold for a few days (highs in the 20's yesterday and day before), but it is supposed to warm up, so I want to avoid temp change on a mostly empty fuel tank. Added no Amsoil and will do some PS for the first time on next fuel add.
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5,853
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9.703
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$3.729
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$36.18
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37.3
Added by catfish on Jan 5 2012 at 7:17 am
Dec 21 2011
Certified on Harmon. There has been one brief period of cold weather that froze the surface of the ground for a couple of days, but for the most part it has been warmer than normal and rains! Added 2 oz. Gasoline prices have been low for more than a month (typically around $3.10/gal), but diesel's relation to heating oil has helped keep the price of diesel almost a dollar more.
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5,491
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12.880
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$3.729
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$48.03
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37.7
Added by catfish on Dec 21 2011 at 5:08 am
Nov 26 2011
This Certified fuel-up is combined with addition made during roadtrip (eastbound on PA turnpike, topped-off half an existing tank w/ 7.5 gallons of 7% biodiesel making a nice 3.5% bio tank-mix). Downhill/downwind going there. Coming back, drove mostly 75-80mph with some long 80-90% throttles in 5th gear while climbing PA mountains (probably excellent engine break-in). Added 2 oz
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5,005
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20.712
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$4.099
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$84.90
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44.5
Added by catfish on Nov 26 2011 at 4:07 am
Nov 19 2011
Certified station. Saturday morning at 8:30. They received delivery last night. Added 2 oz. Took a fuel sample in a jar. The car misfired pretty bad at about 1700rpm in second gear a few days ago.
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4,084
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11.610
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$4.090
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$47.48
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40.1
Added by catfish on Nov 19 2011 at 12:02 am
Oct 28 2011
this is the combination of a total fill-up today, added to 8 gallons that I purchased during my trip to Oscoda, MI (5 gallons of Citgo brand purchased at a T/A truckstop was stated to contain between 5 and 20% biodiesel). Went to work today, then totally filled-up the tank with this 11 gallons from Certified on Harmon (2 oz too). I had the wind behind me for much of this fishing-trip (going up, and coming back).
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3,619
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19.000
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$3.830
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$72.77
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45.6
Added by catfish on Oct 28 2011 at 9:37 am
Oct 21 2011
Certified on Harmon. Added slightly less than 2 oz with this 12 gallons of fuel
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2,753
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11.798
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$3.799
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$44.82
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41.6
Added by catfish on Oct 21 2011 at 2:48 am
Oct 3 2011
Certified on Harmon and 2 oz this time (so I am really close to a full strength dose). Certified closes at 8:00 PM and is not open on Sundays. They typically receive fuel every 2 days in the evening after they close. The past tank included several 100% throttle events including 105mph in 5th gear (I was too afraid to take my eyes off of the road to glance at the tachometer).
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2,262
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11.829
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$3.799
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$44.94
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39.8
Added by catfish on Oct 3 2011 at 10:25 am
Sep 17 2011
Certified on Harmon. 1.6 oz is just slightly more than "half" of the label rate for a 14.5 gallon capacity tank.
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1,791
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11.323
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$3.859
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$43.70
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40.9
Added by catfish on Sep 17 2011 at 3:12 am
Aug 31 2011
Certified on Harmon Ave.
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1,328
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10.874
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$3.859
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$41.96
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39.3
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 11:13 am
Aug 17 2011
Certified station on Harmon Ave near Berliner Park. I found this place when I was returning the large ditch-witch to Hertz Rentals. Lots of trucks fuel-up there, but there is no posted description about the diesel rating other than "ultra low diesel".
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901
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10.849
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$3.859
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$41.87
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43.1
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 11:08 am
Aug 2 2011
Pilot near 70/270. Tried to fill up at the truck island but the fuel nozzle was too large for the intake of the tank.
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433
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10.915
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$3.999
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$43.65
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38.0
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 10:57 am
Jul 19 2011
full tank included with new car purchase
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18
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14.500
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$0.000
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$0.00
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0.0
Added by catfish on Sep 3 2011 at 10:50 am
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