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Quick fixes for an empty tank?(Front Lines)(Product Test)
If you've ever run out of gasoline, you know you'd gladly pay just about any price to get to the nearest gas station. Now come two brands of "sort-of" fuel that can keep you from getting stranded on the road. If you're not careful, however, they can cause even bigger problems.
Pennzoil's version, called Rescue, costs $20 for a half-gallon jug, which will take you up to 10 miles (800 248-6688; www.pennzoil.com). There's also Spare Tank from Emergency Solutions (877 772-7382; www.sparetank.com). You get a gallon for $20, which will take you as far as you'd go with a gallon of gas. Both come in plastic containers you can safely store in your trunk.
But there's a tradeoff for the peace of mind these gas substitutes can bestow, and the manufacturers note this. That is, you have to use them up or dilute them with gas while the car's engine is still warm. ...
- Solution cleans car, saves water.(Auto Weekend)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Law, Alex July 9, 1999 700+ words
...department of Emergency Solutions, "we expect that Spare Tank will quickly...flammable." Emergency Solutions thinks Spare Tank has wide...container of Spare Tank for automotive...fall 1999. Emergency Solutions is located...
- State of Oklahoma Taps viaRadio's Envoy Emergency Solutions Platform
- Newspaper article from: Manufacturing Close-Up September 8, 2009 700+ words
...has selected viaRadio's Envoy Emergency Solutions platform to cover 20 remote counties...The management group said the emergency solutions platform, created by Florida...extension of the viaRadio Envoy Emergency Solutions platform in Oklahoma. This existing...
- THE NON-STOP TANK SUIT
- Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) May 9, 1994 700+ words
...wardrobe." The price for all this function is $70 for the spare tank and $75 for a style with spaghetti straps. Illustrations...wardrobe." The price for all this function is $70 for the spare tank and $75 for a style with spaghetti straps. Copyright 1994...
- Use Care When Firing up That Barbecue Grill.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 20, 2002 700+ words
...repairperson. -- You should use caution when storing your propane tank. Always keep the containers upright. Never store a spare tank under or near the grill or indoors. Never store or use flammable liquids, like gasoline, near the grill. -- To avoid...
- Waterboy.(star snowmobiler Henrik Lodin of Nyland, Sweden)(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Snow Goer January 1, 2006 700+ words
...54 liters, or 14 gallons." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SG: Did you worry about fuel when you were riding? HL: "I had a spare tank in my backpack with 4 more gallons. It was a critical moment when I filled the tank at 60 KPH [38 MPH]. I had to unscrew...
- Don't play with fire when you grill.
- Newspaper article from: The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 2, 2002 700+ words
...leaks. Do not attempt to repair the tank valve or the appliance yourself. Always keep propane tanks upright. Never store a spare tank under or near the grill or indoors. Never store or use flammable liquids, like gasoline, near the grill. Be sure your...
- Dominion absorbs loss.
- Newspaper article from: Daily Press (Newport News, VA) January 22, 2005 700+ words
...pay a premium for that," said D. Keith Drohan, a purchasing manager at the company. Dominion wants to use some of the spare tank capacity at Yorktown to blend the oil itself, said Drohan, sort of like buying the parts of a cake and making it yourself...
- EPA to monitor seepage from fuel fire.
- Newspaper article from: Telegraph (Alton, IL) July 11, 2006 700+ words
...t really impact anything underneath the building," Schrimpf said. The fuel distribution company lost one trailer, one spare tank wagon and the building as a result of the fire, he said. "We were very fortunate no one was hurt and it wasn't an office...
