Our boots have been Californicated...

[TobyB]

Went to fill up the tank the other day,

and lo and behold, all the stations in town

now have those big reticulated black condoms

on their filler nozzles.

Gawd, that sucks. Makes a mess, as it pours

gas all over the place, too. Eco sensitive? Not so much for me...

Definitely not ribbed for MY enjoyment!

Done bitching now.

Merry New Year!

t

[captain-orange]

Those are becoming more common place in the Portland area. When I tell the attendant that I need to pump my own gas because it is tricky and makes a mess if not done just right, sometimes they take offense. Its worse when I still end up spilling gas.

A few weeks ago, after spilling gas, the guy working there said how he gets paid to pump gas and knows what he is doing. I then let him try and chuckled inside as gas poured onto the ground. He didn't find it funny when I said I wasn't paying for the gas on the ground.

I frequent a little station right near my place where the guy that owns it drives an E9 and has a few E30s each with a motor swap. This is the only place that I let pump my gas. They have older pumps and they've never spilled a drop. Its Bill's Old Fashioned Service in Lake Oswego for anyone who cares.

[Kidasters]

Yeah - it's been like that in Houston for awhile. Makes me contemplate shaving the external filler and doing something ala Blunt or Esty and just have a filler in the trunk going straight down.

[bracohen]

A few weeks ago, after spilling gas, the guy working there said how he gets paid to pump gas and knows what he is doing. I then let him try and chuckled inside as gas poured onto the ground. He didn't find it funny when I said I wasn't paying for the gas on the ground.

thanks for the laugh!

so far my experience with pumps in the hampton roads area of virginia have been no problem. hopefully we don't get those nozzles anytime soon

[///mChris]

Does anyone know why the gas splashes back up? Maybe it needs some kind of shield in the tank to keep it from splashing back.

Interestingly. My company car has the new easyfuel no-cap system. I wonder if this could be adapted..

http://www.motorcraftservice.com/vdirs/retail/Easy%20Fuel.pdf

[TobyB]

it's all about the angle of the dangle- if the nozzle points at the tank, it's

good, but if it points back at the rubber bit, it gets messy.

And on the early cars, the rubber bootie doesn't let you tilt

the nozzle down enough to shoot the gas down. So it gets back

up into the bootie and makes the pump poo itself.

Methinks I should go work on the electric version, eh?

t

[ozzie]

Toby, I think I know what you are talking about. The Shell with the new pumps on 75th. I just piddled gas on my new paint there last night. Stupid pump nozzles. Gas is too expensive there any way.

[Napes]

I can tell pretty closely, after driving my ' 75 daily for the past 29 years, how many gallons I need from the gas guage. That's what I put in, rarely trying to get it completely full. But we don't have those funky nozzle do-hickies down here, so, if I want, I can just keep adding the small amounts untill it's full up to the top. Easy to visually confirm here in Arizona.

Bob Napier

[dubois]

for the longest time 02 people in CA have been trying to find a solution. There was a thread back, not too long ago, I have tried everything, short of standing on my head - nothing works! Welcome to the Club!

[Kidasters]

Yeah - I even tried some deal that was meant for motorcycles. Can't remember what it's called. It's a big yellow collar. I traded it to Blunt for a t-shirt from V@V.

I think it worked OK for him. Again - he doesn't have the external filler anymore though. Maybe he gets dual use out of it, between the bike and the 02?

[Gordon]

This has been a hot topic of discussion lately

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,345081/highlight,/

Somehow I get this feeling that soon all the E36 318ti in the pik-a-part yards will soon be missing a fuel filler neck.

G-Man

[tiiswit]

I had the same experience the other day at the downtown Seattle Costco; spilled gas all over newly repainted tii. Finally got the handle positioned just so...and stopped spilling. Day later, while up in Lynnwood, filled another car at Costco up there...and those pumps didn't have offending vapor lock caps. Asked the attendent if he knew why there was a difference...King county requirement vs. Snohomish, perhaps? He had no clue. Pain in the ass, but I'll do what I can to head that way when I need a fill up. Anybody in Seattle have another, closer, option?

[///mChris]

hmm.. What about those cool harley pop up gas caps.. That might look pretty good.

http://www.chopperscycle.com/GAS-TANKS/Gas-Caps/sc343367/

[ought2]

This appears to be a cheap solution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYubUd_-Juw

[andrey]

This appears to be a cheap solution:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYubUd_-Juw

I tried that and it definitely doesn't help.