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Subject:RE: Overflow while filling the gas tank
From:Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Date:Wed, 15 Feb 1995 11:31:10 -0500 (EST)

>From: "Ervolina, Thomas R. (Tom)" <ervolina@watson.ibm.com>

> suddenly fills up and spits back this huge spray of gasoline that gets all
> over my coat, shoes and gloves.  So the whole way home we get to enjoy
> those wonderful fumes -- yuck!  Has anyone else experienced this?

I think we all have experienced this.  I believe it's a combination of the
small pipe diameter and the opening being just above the tank.  That's how
I see the problem.

I usually slow down the gas just before it gets close to full.  This should
avoid the overflow.

Jonathan
jdove@gsvms2.cc.gasou.edu