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Re: [Healeys] Gasoline Overflow follow up

To: Greg Wilkinson <gregwilkinson@roadrunner.com>, Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Gasoline Overflow follow up
From: <tomfelts@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:55:09 -0500
When I fill mine, (BJ8), the pump shuts off well before it come up the tube.  I 
actually need to top up to get it up into the tube.

Tom 
---- Mark LaPierre <lapierrem@sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> Heres a stupid question.   Why didn't the auto shut off on the pump work. 
> I have never filled a Healey
> tank up I am a tad embarrassed to say. (still restoring)   But knowing that 
> it has an extremely long filler pipe ,   does this prevent the pumps from 
> shutting off.    Come to think of it does the fuel have to go half way up 
> that long filler tube in order for the pumps to shut off?
> 
> Mark
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Greg Wilkinson" <gregwilkinson@roadrunner.com>
> To: "Healey List" <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] gasoline overflow
> 
> 
> > What is there to keep you from overfilling the catch can?
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Once again I overfilled the gas tank and not being used to the NC sun and
> > heat it overflowed with damage to the paint. Second time in 10 years so I
> > was thinkng of adding a T filling to the filler hose and running to a 
> > closed
> > catch can in the boot. Has anyone tried this or are there any ideas (other
> > that not being dumb enough to fill up)
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