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Common glitch at pump adds to gas costs, also cheats station Angry about the price of gas? Just imagine paying for gas you don't get. Some alert consumers have noticed it over the years: A pump that seems to hesitate a second when the lever is squeezed. Anywhere from 2 to 6 cents tick off before the rush of gasoline starts. That's what happens with a common, hard to diagnose and mostly ignored problem with the "check valve," which is supposed to make sure gas flows at the same time the price meter starts. 2008-04-26 Activities: [2007 Oil Price Crisis] Gas station owners allege price fixing Nearly two dozen gas station owners in California sued Shell Oil Co., Chevron Corp. and Saudi Refining Inc., on Tuesday, claiming the companies conspired to fix prices for 23,000 franchise owners nationwide. 2007-08-22 Few gas stations offer ethanol fuel mix Steve Williams does what millions of American motorists can't: Fill up on cheaper, ethanol-based fuel from a local gas station. 2007-06-17 People: [George Pataki] Credit cards cut off gas purchases So you're at the gas station filling up your vehicle, and without warning the gas pump shuts off. What? The tank isn't full, and you know your credit card isn't over its limit. 2007-06-16 Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices Motorists pulled in to Harvey Pollack's gas station Thursday, honked and gave him a thumbs-up -- because he wasn't selling any fuel. 2007-05-25 Headlines Common glitch at pump adds to gas costs, also cheats station 2008-04-26 Gas station owners allege price fixing 2007-08-22 Few gas stations offer ethanol fuel mix 2007-06-17 Credit cards cut off gas purchases 2007-06-16 Wis. gas station shuts pumps over prices 2007-05-25 Gas station sees sales drop after speech 2006-11-05 Calif. woman's gas survey a bellweather 2006-08-20 Citgo to stop selling gas to U.S. stations 2006-07-12 Malfunction Cuts Gas Price to 29 Cents 2006-05-22 Gas Prices Jump Nearly 15 Cents Per Gallon 2006-03-26 Gas Station Workers Face Angry Customers 2005-08-26 BP expects greenlight on retail jv in China 2003-08-06 Most-viewed Common glitch at pump adds to gas costs, also cheats station 2008-04-26 Credit cards cut off gas purchases 2007-06-16

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