I usually run til it clicks, then top up to nearest 5 or 10 cents. It 
has never spilled on me this way. In Oregon, where the attendants try 
to squeeze every last drop in, of course, it spilled everywhere...

> Happens every time, every where (that I've tried) with my '86.  I just
> stand back...
> 
> >>> ... I can't for the life of me prevent
> >>> the tank from overflowing when filling up, unless I use miniscule
> >>> pressure at the pump.  Does anyone have any pointers as to what, if
> >>> anything, may be wrong.  Or is this a feature?
> >>
> >>My 87 Vanagon GL has the same 'feature'.  If I let the pump go until the
> >>automatic cut-off, I ALWAYS have fuel spitted back out.  It's been that
> >>way since I bought it a year and a half ago.
> >>ANYBODY OUT THERE, PLEASE POST TO THE LIST IF THIS IS NORMAL OR IF THIS
> >>IS SOMETHING MORE SINISTER!
> >
> >i don't think it's anything sinister. ;)  with my 88 GL, it seems to
> >make
> >a big differnce WHICH pump i use at which gas station. some pumps are
> >more
> >touchy than others. and i've noticed that in other states, the
> >sensitivity
> >of the pump cut-off also varies.
> >
> >usually! i can stick the nozzle in and hang the thing on the filler
> >hole,
> >with the handle in a vertical position, and put the little lock on.
> >most of
> >the time, it works fine. every now and then, it'll kick-back and splash
> >gas
> >out.
> >
> >so all i can advise is to try other pumps and other gas stations and
> >see if
> >it still happens. also notice if your bus is tilted one way or the
> >other.
> >there's one station in town that is "tilted" and if i get on the
> >high-side,
> >it'll always splash back.
> >
> >joel
> >
> Shawn Wright (VWnut@smus.bc.ca)
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