some help please
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some help please
I am almost embarassed to ask this question but this is the first truck I've owned with a gas tank behind the seat. I can finally put mre than 5 gallons of fuel at a time so my question is do I need to keep track of how much fuel I am putting in my tank or will the pump shut off before th gas fills up the filler neck? I think I know the answer to this but I want to be sure. The pump stops on newer trucks and they have a much longer fuel neck.
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From: NM
Still, the issue is that there is a rubber hose section joining the filler neck tube to the tank, and with that being in the cab, it isn't a great idea to fill to where it is "wet". I replaced my hose and still I am not going to fill it to the brim. It takes very little leakage to make a stink. The baffling in the tank isn't great, it sloshes a fair amount.
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From: Jane Lew, WV
Like the guys said, make sure that all hoses and gaskets are sealed. As for having fuel in the filler neck, they've used auto shut-off nozzles for 50 years on these trucks. If you do fill with the auto shut-off, it will only leave about a quart of fuel in the filler neck and that will be gone 5 miles down the road. If you deside to shut it off early, don't check your fuel level by looking down the filler with a match!
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Some pumps will shoot a stream of fuel out the filler when they shut off, most do that on my 56 so I do keep track and when I hear it start to gurgle like its almost full Ill shut it off, cause its a mess if I dont... I also have yet to seal the gauge sender unit well enough, (I do tty) it always leaks and smells when its full.....
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If you're worried about that rubber hose....why not replace it with a marine type filler hose?
http://www.goodyearbeltsandhose.com/cars/fuel.html
This stuff doesn't leak. Use double clamps if you're worried about it. I had this type of hose on my boat for many years with no leaks.
Put it on there make sure it's tight and don't worry about it.
Cheers,
Rick
http://www.goodyearbeltsandhose.com/cars/fuel.html
This stuff doesn't leak. Use double clamps if you're worried about it. I had this type of hose on my boat for many years with no leaks.
Put it on there make sure it's tight and don't worry about it.
Cheers,
Rick
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