Pumping Gas
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Intermediate
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From: Addison Texas
Pumping Gas
This may be a dumb question, but the gas stations in the Dallas area have gone to the low emission gas pump. It won't work unless there is a complete seal at the filler opening. Therefore, it won't work on my 67 coupe. How have you overcome this problem? Thanks.
Racer
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I have the same problem with my 40 Ford. If they are the same pumps as the ones we have had in California for years, try holding back on the spring loaded seal with one hand so it doesn't seal. It works on our pumps.
Melting Slicks
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When I go to shows I use the correct gas cap..... 
When I go to fill up I use a modified gas cap with a filler hole in it. Got it from Jegs about 4 years ago, think I paid around $20 for it.... 
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St. Jude Donor '07
I found mine at Advance Auto Parts when I was tired of trying to hold the sleeve back so that the pump would run. There's something in my tank that won't allow a nozzle to go in very far. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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When I run into a gas station with those filler nozzles I jam the collabsible rubber neck against the side of the gas tank filler neck and force it back. That works. I also wrap a towel around the filler area so I don't get gas spray on the paint. They do tend to shut off on you and you can get a splash when you start it back up.
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He's also managing the zinc mine he and his family own in his home state that has a record of both making money and discharging waters over permit discharge effluent limitations. How cool is that..... 
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St. Jude Donor '07
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When she went to New Jersey, the pump jockey INSISTED - by law, I guess - on pumping gas...and BROKE it! She didn't know it was broken until she went to fill up upon returning to Pennsylvania
With my (BELIEVE ME ) LIMITED mechanical skills, I was able to get it back together...and it works!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Hasbrouck Heights NJ
Cruz:
Yes, it is NJ law, drivers are too stupid to pump our own gas, only attendants. Actually not a bad law when raining like crazy or cold. When you pull up in a C2, most attendants seem more than eager to pass me the nozzle.
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http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1280
Fits 75-95 only.
C2's are way different:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1280
Actually 63-69. The cap is 1/4 turn and grips from the outer edge. Probably too limited an application.
Heel & Toe
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If its the kind with the compressible rubber boot you can do what a couple of the others have said and just use your other hand to compress it or use the side of the gas tank filler neck to compress it to make the switch in the nozzle think its sealed.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Ecklers has the PermaCap:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1280
Fits 75-95 only.
C2's are way different:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1280
Actually 63-69. The cap is 1/4 turn and grips from the outer edge. Probably too limited an application.
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...1&dept_id=1280
Fits 75-95 only.
C2's are way different:
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...7&dept_id=1280
Actually 63-69. The cap is 1/4 turn and grips from the outer edge. Probably too limited an application.
Last edited by I'm Batman; Jul 19, 2007 at 01:49 AM.