[WPTA] 1977 Triumph Spitfire gas flap obstruction

[barrym56 at icloud.com]

My local Amocco just installed them. Those things are a pain in the ass.


> On Jul 22, 2024, at 6:52 AM, Tim Prell via Wpta <wpta at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> My 1977 Spitfire has a factory gas flap in the fuel inlet neck that I've read was originally intended to help ensure the correct gas nozzle was used for the model. Today it obstructs the new style pressure sensing fuel nozzles from entering far enough to open the flap, and therefore spills gas all over the rear deck. One of my two local choices for non-ethanol fuel (Sheetz in Butler) converted to the new style recently and is a problem now.
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> My question is whether anyone has removed the fuel neck from a later model Spitfire and can it be done easily and safely without removing the entire tank? I need to get rid of this obstruction as there are fewer of the old style fuel pump nozzles every day and I don't want to use a screw driver or goofy funnel every time I fill the tank.
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> Appreciate your responses (please hold the sarcasm)!
> 
> thanks,
> Tim
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