"Mike Romain" > wrote:

> Well then Ford would have totally screwed up wouldn't they
> have.
>
> It is 'very' unlikely that your interpretation of 'size'
> is right.
>
> Size of fuel fillers is the diameter, not the length.
>
> Give us the link to the page you were reading please.

I've supplied several below, and I'm not sure which one is
the one where I got my information. Some of those links
also contain other links, and I don't remember just where I
went. However, I have since found a statement in one of
those which sheds more light on this issue of filling from a
non-gas-pump source.

"Easy Fuel also has a patented mis-fueling inhibitor to
reduce improper fueling and siphoning.
The inhibitor consists of a fuel nozzle detector that guides
the nozzle to the opening. If a nozzle or foreign tube of a
different size - a diesel nozzle or plastic hose, for
example - is placed in the filler neck of a gasoline-powered
vehicle, the latches will not release. For a diesel-powered
vehicle, the inhibitor will keep out the smaller gasoline
nozzles.

To protect the fuel filler neck from dirt, dust and debris,
Easy Fuel relies on a flexible rubber seal in the body
housing. The system also comes with a handy plastic funnel,
which is stored with a vehicle's tire changing kit, in case
someone runs out of fuel and needs to add a gallon or two
from a portable container.

Because fuel cans are not standardized in terms of their
nozzle, we needed to make sure customers could easily get
fuel into the system if they ran out, said Aitken. The
funnel is the same diameter as an unleaded fuel pump nozzle
for a gasoline-powered vehicle."

http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-to-...odel-line.html

http://wot.motortrend.com/6253125/te...nge/index.html

http://ford.digitalsnippets.com/2008...filler-system/

http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=28320

Again, I'd like to hear from someone with actual, hands-on
experience with this Ford device, not just similar items
elsewhere.

Thanks.