The filler for my Tudor is kind of cool in the middle of the spare, but a pain to fill. The nozzle won't automatically stop off and you better not be standing directly behind it when it reaches full (Oregon doesn't require the rubber collar on the nozzles some places require). Anyone have any suggestions besides not smoking while filling?
Is the tank sufficiently vented? So that as you fill it with gas, the displaced air has a way to get out?
Yes, its just that the last 6" or so is horizontal and large enough the nozzle doesn't get past the horizontal section
When you were asking about the car and who built it you should have added this feature, it is unique and most people would remember it had they seen it in the past. HRP
Had am similar issue with my '63 Falcon gas filler that not only spit gas all over at full, but also dumped fuel on the dragstrip with a fairly full tank at hard launches. I got some dense foam rubber like they make those kneeling mats from, and cut a donut to slip over gas nozzles at stations, and kept it in a sealed old Tupperware container between uses. At the drags I made a solid round piece with a piece of mechanic's wire pushed through the center as a pull handle. Stuffed it in the filler neck, and put the cap over it. Then once I was done racing I removed the cap and grabbed the wire to pull the plug out. No more spills at launch, and no warnings from track techs!
Develop a good ear, listening to the sound when it`s about to come out of the neck and stop. Hopefully you`re not at a station that the pumps blast stupid commercials and music.
Hello, Leaking gas or splashing gas is not the most friendly of things to happen, especially if one is all dressed and on the way to an event or family gathering. The odor will not go away and most folks will tend to stay away with a wrinkle in their nose from a distance. If there is a way, make a curving gas outlet tube with a sealing cap, Put it obviously behind the spare and in front of the trunk siding. Leave the spare alone and make it just a spare removal/ mount. There should be enough room to create a gas inlet/outlet, facing the side, behind the spare tire mount. If not, move the spare out, until there is enough room for the inlet/outlet tube and sealing cap. Jnaki Whoever made that set up wanted to be unusual, but did not look ahead to the intricacies of taking the cap off and filling the gas. Since that is probably the most used thing bi-weekly or so, depending on how much you drive your hot rod, time for a change and fast. One spill of gas is enough for anyone to make the change and fast… YRMV Note: The big time factories thought the gas filler outlet/inlet behind the license plate was a good idea. NOT… So, plenty of folks learned their lesson and got another different car for family cruising. Being behind a tanker barge with splashing gas coming out of the license area was not a good thing and certainly not for the following cars. Those gas fillers were moved elsewhere on later models. Lesson learned…
I had a similar issue and installed a vent tube in the neck using a piece of 3/8" copper tubing and soldering it to the top of the fill neck it shuts off now but still can't fill it very fast
If the last section is easily removed, weld a half moon section of steel just inside the opening. Will hold the nozzle at the top of the tube; but will still need to fill slow & listen. Had a 1 ton flatbed at work that the fill wasn't high enough; didn't want to put the fill in the rub rail; the added 1/2 moon piece in the fill tube made a big difference on splash back. Just holding the nozzle upside down made a difference on another car we had.
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