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Hi guys.

A strange issue popped up with my car in the last few weeks. The 'safety' trip on the gas hoses go off every so often. I never smell gas or anything like that and if I am careful with how far I pull the lever, say 1/2 way, then I can get gas in the tank. Any ideas on what would cause this?

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When that happens. Take the nossle out and point it straight down and see if a few drops come out when you do that.  There is a small tube along with the fill nozzle that sense when the tank is full.  People that top off after it clicks force fluid up into that tube causing it to trip the nozzle off thinking the tank is full.   May have to shake it a little bit too 

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yep, definately on the pump side of things. I am willing to bet this doesnt happen at a different gas station. a lot of people use the same one all the time.

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Fuel tank pressure valve

When they are stuck open you can fill til it over flows but when stuck closed getting it to take gas is a bitch

They are located near the fill tube in the wheel house simple few tubes 1 wire connection and maybe a 10mm bolt

most salvage yards do not have a clue so maybe dealer or you pull auto salvage

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Could be a bad vent valve, if you can't vent nothing is going in very fast.....

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Yea tried it at another station as well. Didnt seem as tricky however that time. If its a repair job I hope its not something too expensive.

Hope another problem didnt rear its ugly head but the car died a couple times starting it up. Wasnt getting enough gas I suppose since it was also idling very low. Eventually worked itself out, I think, since after that I didnt notice any problems. I hope it was just the gas from the other station entering the system.

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usually the purge valve.its a venting issue

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11 hours ago, Sammy said:

Hi guys.

A strange issue popped up with my car in the last few weeks. The 'safety' trip on the gas hoses go off every so often. I never smell gas or anything like that and if I am careful with how far I pull the lever, say 1/2 way, then I can get gas in the tank. Any ideas on what would cause this?

There is a little floating check ball in the fill tube that could possibly be hanging up due to corrosion inside the tube. You could possibly tap on the tube with a block of wood (with the fuel cap off of course) or stick a piece of stiff wire down the tube and see if it dislodges the ball. It should work then. I don't think you are from Minnesota otherwise I'd come take a look myself.

Good luck brother!!

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yes sounds  venting  issue  or main gas hose is pinched

when was the last time fuel filter changed ?  or you got watered gas from last station

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That little problem didnt happen again. But I wonder if a car being left under a hot hot sun all day might have an effect.

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Sammy,

You just like huffing the fumes, don't lie. lol

 

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On 7/12/2017 at 2:11 PM, BUDMAN said:

Could be a bad vent valve, if you can't vent nothing is going in very fast.....

Probably  @Budman's bad vibes as well

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sounds like the girl is rejecting that long nozzle my girlfriend is the same way:sofa:

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Heh. Only works if I go slow and jiggle it around to find the sweet spot.

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