filling up with gas question

Peps · 10-19-2009, 02:20 PM

ok, had it on the road for a few days and tried to put some gas in the 64' 2 door, i think i spilled more gas than what got into the tank, whats the secret here? i tried to tun the nozzel upside down and still had trouble, any tips would be great.
thanks

R62HOPE · 10-20-2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Peps

ok, had it on the road for a few days and tried to put some gas in the 64' 2 door, i think i spilled more gas than what got into the tank, whats the secret here? i tried to tun the nozzel upside down and still had trouble, any tips would be great.
thanks

My '62 did the same thing. One problem I found was the filler neck was assembled incorrectly. The entire assembly was inside the trunk with bad gaskets... I fixed that but it is still hard to fill.

I thought the vent might be plugged - I have a new tank, but the vent tube was not removed when the car was undercoated and painted. I checked that and it is clear. I just fuel really slowly with only the tip of the nozzle in the filler.

vw505 · 10-20-2009, 07:04 PM

I only filled mine a few times but found i had to realy jam the filler in there and only pump slow like half way.

Grimm · 10-21-2009, 10:02 PM

I have a 64 convertible with the same problem. If you look in the trunk the filler neck does not go straight down. It curves to the right. You need to angle the handle so it is shooting to the right and don't pump at full pressure. You have to do it on the low setting.

A shame, it takes me just as long to fill the fourteen gallon tank on the Falcon as it does on my 38 gallon pick up.

sdbcivic · 10-24-2009, 09:02 PM

mine is the same way too. i found a gas station near home with no guards/shields on their nozzles also the nozzle seems longer than the racetrack and quick trip nozzles. i stick it in real far and it pumps pretty quick.

GahannaKid · 10-26-2009, 06:52 AM

Yep, as many others have said you can't pump at full speed. On my 63 I can't even go at half speed, I've seen people in SUV's come & go while I'm still plugging away whistling a dixie tune. I've often wondered if I was the only one having this problem!

Ch@sey25 · 11-04-2009, 03:08 AM

jsut like every one said you just have to put the tip of the nozzle in and pump slow

Grimm · 11-05-2009, 09:59 PM

If it really erks you you can always upgrade to the 65 fuel tank which moves the tube to the center of the tank. You will need to get a new sending unit as well, but you also get a couple more gallons.

sdbcivic · 11-08-2009, 02:31 AM

sucks for mee i have a wagon and dont want to drop the tailgate evrytime so a top fil is out.