Weight of Petrol
26 September 2006, 11:05 AM
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Weight of Petrol
stupid question but does anyone know the weight of a litre of petrol?
26 September 2006, 11:16 AM
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1Litre of water = 1Kg. Gravity of Petrol approx 0.74.. 1Kg X 0.74 = 740g per litre. approx.
26 September 2006, 11:19 AM
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so... 55 litre tank full of petrol would weight 40.7 kgs - give or take a bit in the filler neck?
26 September 2006, 11:22 AM
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Quote:
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so... 55 litre tank full of petrol would weight 40.7 kgs - give or take a bit in the filler neck?
Give or take, yup.
26 September 2006, 11:24 AM
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it is all relative to the temperature of the fuel as well, as the colder the fuel the denser it is, therefore ever so slightly heavier on a cold day (per litre)
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