Is it just me or does anyone else have problems filling their trucks at the pump? I have to hold the pump above the filler and ever so gently pull the trigger to have a slow stream of fuel come out. It took me ten minutes to pour 11 gallons today. Is there a technique I’m missing out on?
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Glad to hear i aint the only one..!!
And No you are not missing out on any technique..!!
i have a RCI aluminum 14 gal tank that i converted to run a standard in tank fuel module ...and then had to fabricate a custom filler pipe for it using 2 inch steel pipe and a 6 inch diameter plate and a street elbow ......
..the problem i have is the fact that a modern vehicle has the fill tube going down at a pretty steep angle for gas to drop into the tank ..where as mine as you can see comes nearly straight across with maybe 10 degree slope to it then makes a sharp 90 into the tank ..
....i had thought to enlarge the fill pipe to 3 inch to get more volume ...then i see the possible issue....problem is the gas is flowing near horizontally the pipe does not have enough drop to allow the fuel into the tank at a higher rate .....the force of the gas hits the 90 then backs up into the fill pipe almost instantly.....i cant put any more drop on the pipe without major modifications to the tank by cutting and rewelding a new bung down on the sidewall of tank below the fill neck ....i dont want to lower the tank any either as then it would be highly visible from rear of truck not to mention low enough to be possiblly damaged...so in order to fill my truck here is what i have to do... which i did this very afternoon before heading to car show ....tank does not have a vent on it but i have external bungs that i have caps on i reach under and pull cap off which helps some air escape ...then i have to put the tip of nozzle in fill neck and ...ever so slowly just crack the trigger maybe 1/8 pull...
...you can see the fuel backflow foaming in the pipe .....and there i stand for the next...15 - 20 mins dribbling 1/2 gal a min into a 14 gal tank.. hands cramping holding trigger cracked ...
have to watch fuel speed otherwise backflows onto the ground or clicks pump off ....then when it is full gas will spew out of the vent bung onto the ground which tells me tank is full and i never know how much tank will take i have to guess based on miles driven and guess at what is left in tank ( gas gauge not accurate enough to use) today i was close to my 100 mile fill point so thought it would take 12 gals ...but only took 9.5 and dumped a cup on the ground ...which i know is not good to do but i know here in AZ it will vape off in nothing flat.
good thing i only do this once a month or so ..if this was a daily driver no wayin hell would u put up with that i would fix it ...yeah i know i should have done it wheni put tank in the first time ..but did not know this problem existed till first time i tried to fill it up.
i am thinking bout going to a bigger tank 20+ gals and if i do will be adressing this issue for sure.
Larry