I'm out of practice here in NJ, home of cheap, they-pump-it-for-you
gas....
--- David Breneman <idcb@airborne.com> wrote:
> Ah, that's what I was missing. Lots of gas stations remove the device
> from the nozzle that locks it on, so you frequently need to wedge the
> gas cap or similar object under the trigger to keep the gas flowing,
> or stand there holding the nozzle open while the tank fills. One of
> my pet peeves about self-serve stations is the missing catch mechanism.
> (The other is "Pre Pay". I always ask for a receipt before I return to
> the pump. If they don't trust me, I don't trust them.)
>
> I hadn't noticed until this thread that the "spring" around the
> nozzle, to catch the edge of the filler neck, was a thing of the past.
> Couple that with the California-style "foreskin" vapor-retention
> devices, which push the nozzle out of the filler neck, and it's
> becoming almost impossible to fill up the car!
>
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Dan
The Garden State
'76 MGB Tourer - Driver - Nope, it's broke!
'65 MGB Tourer Project - Yep, still is....
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