Trouble getting gas at the pump
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Trouble getting gas at the pump
I have a 1976 F-150 and I can't get it take gas at the pump very well. If I put nozzle in all the way (which is not very far) it keeps popping the trigger off. I have to pull it out so far to get it to pump that it leaks out all over the side of the truck. I plan on repainting it soon, but I've got to fix this first so i don't ruin my paint. Help! 
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Actually the problem is the design.
They were just like other maker's of vehicles in North America.
The hole was made flush with the box with no place for the spring on the nozzles to catch the on the filler tube.
I don't have any problem with the 78 as the filler tube is inside the fuel door and holes the nozzle fine (unfortunately the law here doesn't allow trip nozzles anymore due to self-serve stations)
They were just like other maker's of vehicles in North America.
The hole was made flush with the box with no place for the spring on the nozzles to catch the on the filler tube.
I don't have any problem with the 78 as the filler tube is inside the fuel door and holes the nozzle fine (unfortunately the law here doesn't allow trip nozzles anymore due to self-serve stations)
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Is this the in cab tank or the in bed tank? I'm assuming the tank is in the bed because the cab tank fill nozle is at a high enough angle to not have the problem. I fixed my truck by swapping the bed with a model with fuel doors on the side (77.5 to 79 model). Haven't had the problem since. Otherwise just fill it real slow.
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From: Rocky Point, North Carol
the rubber part of the vent pipe on my kept kinking, I ended up replacing the hose, and strapping it to the filler hose, that seems to work, but you do have to fill it kinda slow. Is that due to the shallow angle?
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i sure would like to know a fix for this because my behind the axle tank will keep shutting off the nozzle too. i know it needs gas but when filling, the gas will just sit in the filler neck(i can see it ) and will glug some air out as if the tank is trying to suck it in.
i have tried to search for this problem before, but maybe im using the wrong keywords or something because no one seemed to have the same problem i am having.
i have tried to search for this problem before, but maybe im using the wrong keywords or something because no one seemed to have the same problem i am having.
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From: Seabeck, Wa.
Worked for me
I partially solved the problem by raising the bed of the truck about 3/4 of an inch using spacers cut out of pipe with washers on both ends. if you rotate this representation 90 deg you will get the picture [=]. Also depending on the bed you may be able to trim some metal and get some room that way to keep from compressing the filler hose.
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Originally Posted by 76supercab2
I fixed my truck by swapping the bed with a model with fuel doors on the side (77.5 to 79 model). Haven't had the problem since. Otherwise just fill it real slow.
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i used to have that same problem, but mine was on the in the cab tank, i found that if you turn the gas filler nossel upside down it works perfectly. but it still doesnt solve the gas leaking out the side wile i drive down the road or park on a hill 
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From: Cedar Rapids, IA
I have the same gas spillover issue with my 74 F250 on both front and rear tanks. I was also going to repaint in the near future and worried about gas always spitting out when I fill it. I have thought of cuting out the gas door assembly from a 78-79, but is there any company that makes a bolt in unit similar to those aftermarket billet doors you see on Mustangs and/or kit cars.
Thanks
Chris
Thanks
Chris