Re: filling a 4kq

[tnas@euronet.nl (Tom Nas)]

Dan Simoes <dans@ans.net> wrote:

>Some 4kqs are hard to fill.  The only way I can get mine to fill
>is inserting the nozzle at about a 9 o'clock position, sometimes
>12 o'clock.  Others have had the same problem, even replacing the
>filler neck, to no avail.  Phil or anyone else, ever find a
>solution for this?  My guess is that perhaps the neck cannot
>handle the volume of fuel at the "normal" angle.  There isn't a
>tank vent or something that might be clogged, is there?

Same goes for my '88 80. I always thought it was due to the green plastic
ring in the filler neck, preventing the wider nozzles used for leaded fuel
from being used. My idea was that it stopped the air in the tank escaping
while you were filling up, because there was not enough room around the
fuel nozzle. It's certainly a pain in the b*tt, filling up with the full 68
litres takes more than 15 mins (as opposed to less than half that for most
cars). So this is not a bug, it's a feature? Hmmm....

Tom
1988 80 1.8S (waiting for new Konis, and a front wheel bearing)


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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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