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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2015, 09:02:46 PM »
If you're not getting water in your tank outside in Seattle,

Ah, the big Seattle myth.   Not only isn't the city even in the top 10 in rainfall, it's not even the top in number of days of rain.

You really want rainfall?  Try Ketchikan, AK where they measure it in feet, not inches.   Over 10 feet of the stuff a year.  And they only have about 30 or so days without rain.
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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2015, 04:06:57 PM »
Was that CatchItInACan?
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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #22 on: April 25, 2015, 05:11:08 PM »
I was gassing up my truck today, and was talking to the attendant. He say's it's all but never ending the amount of people who come in with new vehicles and wind up getting the nozzle stuck in the filler necks of these cap less systems.

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #23 on: April 26, 2015, 12:19:09 PM »
I was gassing up my truck today, and was talking to the attendant. He say's it's all but never ending the amount of people who come in with new vehicles and wind up getting the nozzle stuck in the filler necks of these cap less systems.

And those are the same idiots who've probably driven away from the pump with the nozzle still in the OLD fill neck systems. 

You can't make stupid anything but stupid.  Sometimes knowledge is lost on the stupid....

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #24 on: April 26, 2015, 04:10:35 PM »
From what I've been reading and hearing, many of the older nozzle systems on these pumps are not receptive to these new cap less filler systems.

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #25 on: April 27, 2015, 11:22:18 AM »
From what I've been reading and hearing, many of the older nozzle systems on these pumps are not receptive to these new cap less filler systems.

I only buy from one or two different stations.  There are also still a lot of attended stations here in the northeast as well.  They're often the cheapest too...

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #26 on: April 27, 2015, 11:54:12 AM »
I only buy from one or two different stations.

I do much the same. That said, I don't know how these stations nozzles will work with my new vehicle. I'll find out when I gas up. If I don't encounter issues, I'll continue to go there. I'm not sure what type of nozzle to look for, or to avoid.

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #27 on: April 27, 2015, 08:36:35 PM »
They're designed for modern stations I'd expect.

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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #28 on: April 27, 2015, 10:22:57 PM »
If it is a situation where there is a new style nozzle for new cars, and your chosen station has not upgraded, it is time to find a new station.  It is no different than choosing a mechanic who stays current on the latest information, technology, and tools.
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Re: "Capless Fuel Tanks" ?
« Reply #29 on: April 28, 2015, 08:35:56 AM »
I do much the same. That said, I don't know how these stations nozzles will work with my new vehicle. I'll find out when I gas up. If I don't encounter issues, I'll continue to go there. I'm not sure what type of nozzle to look for, or to avoid.

The capless systems have an anti-siphoning setup - don't know the details of how it works, but it is there.

I got a plastic, ribbed portable gas can nozzle stuck in my fusion, all I had to do was use a skewer shoved in the filler tube to release the flapper.

I'm guessing that the gas station nozzles that get stuck are the ones with springs on them, and that gets stuck in the filler opening ala my plastic one.
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