Re: Ur quattro fueling problems..

[EICHSTEV@aol.com]

My '82 ur q is/was a very slow fueler.  Good thing it has a 25gal. tank so
fill-ups don't occur that often.

When I first purchased my car, it was TERRIBLY slow at the pump; ten minutes
to fill up was not uncommon.  After a couple of monthes of frustration, I
decided to fix whatever was wrong.  Unfortunately it appears to me to be a
design flaw.  The filler tube goes down and then horizontal into the tank.
 The vent is at the top and even disconnecting it doesn't help.  My theory is
that the fuel "piles up" on the horizontal section on high flow rates, thus
causing the fuel to back up and kick out the nozzle valve.  I bent the filler
tube up slightly which seemed to help quite a bit, but not solve the problem
as there was no way to bend it enough.  At least not without risk of kinking
or cracking the tube.

HTH!

Steve Eiche
'82 Not So Ur q 3B to be