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Fuel spout by Anonymous

By Redesigner: blanka Placed on: 2007-10-23 00:00:00 They removed the pin to keep it stuck!

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Pin back in place

by: blanka
on October 23, 2007

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  • F3

    F3 October 23, 2007, 11:18 pm "To my knowledge all nozzles come with a option to connect this pin. Only it is not always allowed to have those pins in place. In Holland for instance only for the truck gas pump. What you can do is, put a pin in yourself." reply

  • Marc

    Marc October 24, 2007, 2:22 am "Een stukje staaldraad doet wonderen.. Gewoon inknijpen en het staafje ertussensteken. Hij slaat natuurlijk wel gewoon af." reply

  • Johan

    Johan October 24, 2007, 11:22 pm "I prefer to gas up only at the stations that I know have these clips in place. Due to my length and the height of the hole in the car to fill up into, the handle of the fuel spout is too low, so I would have to have my back bent for about 2 minutes straight just to get gas in the car without the pin. Hurray for the pin." reply

  • security!

    security! October 25, 2007, 10:44 am "It's done fore your own and other people safety! Keeping the nozzle prevents you walking around, entering or exiting the car which is casing static electricity and sparks!! ...To date, over 150 refueling fires have been documented that appear to be caused by a discharge of static electricity. Several factors with static electricity are: The rest of the story you can read here: http://sema.dps.mo.gov/06StaticCarFires.pdf " reply

  • herman

    herman October 30, 2007, 5:46 pm "The solution is simple: Unscrew the fuel cap. Insert the spout. Block the spout with the fuel cap. It fits exactly. This will save you from holding the spout for long periods, save the paint of your car, as you don't toss the cap on the roof, and you do not need any other tool. Disadvantage: Not all caps are loose. My Ford Mondeo has one on a piece of strip, which is just too short. The new Mondeo does not even have a filler cap at all!" reply

  • herman

    herman October 30, 2007, 5:46 pm "One other thing: When fuelling Diesel, you can use the pump for trucks as well. However, not suitable for all cars. (most of them however allow the larger flow, without problems)" reply

  • Frank Dewitt

    Frank Dewitt November 8, 2007, 3:05 am "Man is that spout ever crap. Cheap Chinese products now that deminish the nature of European products - likely it's smothered in lead paint and made to last up to and including the last day of warranty. We need to get away from this non- sustainable asian crap that fills up our landfills and reduces us to being souls that search for the cheapest stuff around and ruins our local economy. I say not to cheap Chinese crap and we should tell manufacturers that we don't want this any more - quality at a price not cheap at a massive profit and purely non-environmental. Make a statement!" reply

  • November 11, 2007, 5:32 pm "The fuel-cap hint worked like a charm! Thanks Herman" reply