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Ford's "Easy Fuel" capless fuel filler?



 
 
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Old November 22nd 09, 02:06 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Mike Romain[_5_]
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Default Ford's "Easy Fuel" capless fuel filler?

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.

Mike

CWLee wrote:
> As the OP I thank you guys for your comments and speculation. Let me
> try to focus the responses a bit.
>
> First, I don't think the diameter of the gas pump nozzle or the gas can
> nozzle is the issue - the problem I'm concerned about is the length.
> The Ford website I consulted implied that the gas pump nozzle goes
> sufficiently far/deep into the filler tube to engage/open the inner
> valve - and that ordinary gas can nozzles or funnels are not long enough
> to allow gas to flow.
>
> Second, I'm mostly interested in hearing from people who have actually
> added gas from other than a gas pump into a recent model Ford that has
> one of these new devices. Speculation is interesting, but I'd really
> like to hear about some first-hand experience.
>
> Again, I do appreciate what has been posted so far, so please don't take
> offense at my desire to redirect the flow more pointedly.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

 




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