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Subject:Re: Spillage when filling gas
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 14 Jun 2001 01:08:25 -0400

At 01:03 AM 6/14/2001, Stephen Overmyer wrote:
>  But unless the US-bound 2WD vans had a different filler neck,which
>  I guess IS remotely possible,I wonder what the problem can be?
>  Mine is all original & has never given me an ounce of trouble in 9 years...

US vehicles have a skinny neck and/or a restrictor so that they will only
accept a one-inch fuel nozzle (this made some sense back when leaded gas
pumped with larger nozzles and unleaded with smaller...now leaded is gone
entirely.

d

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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