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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