In a message dated 7/28/03 10:20:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
sstones@idirect.com writes:

> At 05:26 PM 7/26/03 -0400, you wrote:
> >  anybody have a idea as to why gas is spilling out the filler hole when i
> top
> >off the tank?  does this every time.   tank was recently dropped and all
> the
> >above fuel lines were replaced w/ ken wilford's kit.    still pukes gas out
> >the filler neck..  any ideas?
>
> A lot of vanagons do it...  Because of the curve of the filler neck and the
> way the side-pipe enters at the front of the filler, the gas pump nozzles
> don't recognize the gurgle occuring until it is too late, and a bit
> splashes out.
> When filling the tank, hold the nozzle horizontal, with the bottom(Hose
> connection end) pointed toward the front of the van, 90 degrees counter
> clockwise of how one would normally hold the nozzle...  It seems to notice
> the shut-off signal better in this configuration and not spit up.
>
>
>
thanks