Gabriel wrote:
> i just bought a 1963 ford falcon. gas is on the rear, and i have a
> hard time filling. i'm sure this must sound familiar. depending on the
> angle i hold the nozzle, gas will not flow, or it will spill. any
> advice is appreciated.
Fords are not known for a problem in design here. The cause is probably
twofold.
First, the nozzles used for unleaded gas (which is all we have here in the
States) were (and are still) deliberately made smaller than the old
nozzles for
leaded gas. Then they made the fueling ****ts on cars with catalytic
converters
smaller, so that you couldn't pump leaded gas into them. When you stick
the
unleaded nozzle into the old Falcon fueling ****t, there's no way it's
going to
stay put. You will have to stand there and hold the nozzle in place.
The second problem is the anti-va**** ****eld that is required in many
States. If
the pump you're using has one of these, you won't be able to tilt the
nozzle
high enough to get the angle right. These things are a rubberized plastic
****eld
about 5" square, located at the point where the nozzle joins the handgrip.
I worked at an Esso station from '65 to '67, and we did not have any
problems
pumping gas into Falcons.
George Patterson
Decisions are made by people who have time, not by people who have
talent.
Talented people are too busy fixing problems created by people who
make
decisions.
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