I'm one of those (Cali) people that leave the nozzle in with the
hands-free latch engaged, but the only problem I've ever encountered
is driving off with the nozzle still in the fill opening.

In my defense, it's only happened once. :-)

What it could be is the vent line that opens up beneath the nozzle
could be clogged.  Can't think what else it might be.

On 1/13/17, OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
>         Not familiar with those Cali' Nozzles but We hear in NM also have a
> RubberBellows
>
> on the Nozzle & I've never had it be a problem, although it does feel a bit
> tenuous when
>
> it's being inserted ~
>
>                                                         ORR ~ DeanB
>
> On 13 Jan , 2017, at 10:23 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
>
>> I am currently in California, where the gas nozzles have these
>> spring-loaded bellows surrounding the actual metal nozzle..In other
>> Western
>> states these aren't usually encountered (by me).  My 84, when the tank is
>> full, has forever "burped" and "drooled" a tiny bit of gas down it's body
>> as the auto-shutoff works.. Not much and my Vanagon is asuan
>> brown😕.....But here in California, it often spits the whole bloody hose
>> forcefully out.. right onto the ground.  Often the hose ejects itself
>> randomly, without warning, too...
>>  You California Vanagon peeps, how do you deal with THIS "safety"
>> feature?  One day the ejected nozzle may cause a spark as it hits the
>> ground.... I'd hate that..👻
>>
>> On Jan 13, 2017 8:42 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It's been my experience that as the tank gets fuller, you do need to slow
>> down the fill rate or the pump will shut off.  Surging out can also
>> happen.
>> The air in the tank is vented through the fill neck when filling and is
>> now
>> usually sucked up by a vapor control system built into the pump nozzle. I
>> think the "camel hump" design of these tanks causes surging if you fill
>> too
>> fast. The pump's auto shut off sends puffs of air down the fill pipe and
>> measures the time it takes the puffs to bounce back off the surface of
>> the
>> fuel. When it rises or sloshes up the pipe it will shut off the pump, but
>> often not fast enough or too soon.
>>
>> It's not your charcoal canister, if that was plugged your tank would
>> collapse as the fuel was drawn down. You probably had enough air leaks
>> before you resealed the tank to minimize surging.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Gordon
>> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 7:41 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Gas tank hard to fill
>>
>> I've been having a harder time filling my 89 Westy's gas tank more and
>> more.
>> Something is blocking or causing back pressure such that the gas station
>> nozzle is made to stop. I am forced to slowly feed the tank an ounce at a
>> time and it takes forever with much spill over.  I've tried several
>> stations
>> and it isn't them, I'm afraid.
>>
>> I've heard of some filter? Or charcoal? In the way there?  Anyone know
>> what
>> part may be the culprit?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> - g=
>

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It seems my TO-DO list is a FITO (faster-in-than-out)