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Re: filling a 4kq



> 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?
> 
> | Dan |

I also have this problem.
The only fix I found was going to Shell where the trigger is not as 
sensitive as in other gas stations and lets me fill it without any 
interuptions.
I fount Petro Canada to have very sensitive pumps and I even have a 
problem filling my Coupe there!
Later
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Martin Pajak
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1982 Coupe (438,000 km)
1984 4000s quattro (320,000 km under the wrench)
1970 Porsche 911E Targa (also under the wrench)

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