[Roma]

Well here I am again with yet another questin onthe project 84 Monte.
I cant seemt o get gas in the damn thing. Every time I try ...the pump nozzle clicks and it acts as if it is full.
I was going to replace the tank but was told that is a common problem with mid 80's g-bodies. any ideas or suggestions would help greatly.....

thanks again to all who take the time to answer.......................RO

 

[ice64berg]

Originally posted by Roma@Jul 26 2005, 04:56 PM
Well here I am again with yet another questin onthe project 84 Monte.
I cant seemt o get gas in the damn thing. Every time I try ...the pump nozzle clicks and it acts as if it is full.
I was going to replace the tank but was told that is a common problem with mid 80's g-bodies. any ideas or suggestions would help greatly.....

thanks again to all who take the time to answer.......................RO

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get under it and remove the fill tube ...check both sides

my 64 does the same thing .. looks like theres a crooked tube in mine .. and well i am lazy like that

 

[concrete]

mine does the same thing. I found that I can fill it if I angle the nozzle a little bit.

 

[cashmoneyspeed]

If the fill tube is rubber(which i believe it is), then it's probably collapsed. It's a cheap fix though.

 

[TORONTO]

exact same shit on my 87 cutt.. i can just angle it a bit sometimes and it works fine... im sick of splashing gas on my shoes and pants though

 

[caddyshack]

just put a gas can in the back seat and hook a hose up to your fuel pump and stick itin the gas can ... you should be okay then....LOL

 

[hydryan]

my blazer does that, i just pump it real slow and i can fill it up

 

[dough916]

the reason the nozzle clicks off is because the vapor recovery tube (part of the gas pump nozzle) is getting liquid gas in it. basicly the little holes on the side of the end of the nozzle. you need to pump slower or pull the nozzle out a little bit and hold the boot back with your hand so it will turn on.

sounds to me like the anti sifen(ya, i know i spelled the wrong) valve in the filler neck is not letting the gas through as fast as it should. it is the little screen type thing that keeps people from shoveing a hose down your tank to steel your gas. its should be in the filler neck where the neck meets the tank, not the one you can see with the gas cap off.

 

[Badass94Cad]

Originally posted by dough916@Jul 27 2005, 10:46 PM
the reason the nozzle clicks off is because the vapor recovery tube (part of the gas pump nozzle) is getting liquid gas in it. basicly the little holes on the side of the end of the nozzle. you need to pump slower or pull the nozzle out a little bit and hold the boot back with your hand so it will turn on.

sounds to me like the anti sifen(ya, i know i spelled the wrong) valve in the filler neck is not letting the gas through as fast as it should. it is the little screen type thing that keeps people from shoveing a hose down your tank to steel your gas. its should be in the filler neck where the neck meets the tank, not the one you can see with  the gas cap off.

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You hit it on the head, man. Exactly what I was going to say. Ah, brings back memories of pumping gas while I was in college, and you'd get these cars that had to be babied by hand. What a PITA! :cheesy:

 

[RALPH_DOGG]

haha...yeah its happend a couple of times...then i just pull it almost all the way out!!! then just fill'er up!!!

 

[caddyshack]

use a funnel....

 

[dough916]

Originally posted by Badass94Cad@Jul 28 2005, 05:20 AM
You hit it on the head, man.  Exactly what I was going to say.  Ah, brings back memories of pumping gas while I was in college, and you'd get these cars that had to be babied by hand.  What a PITA!  :cheesy:

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lol, california "stage II vapor recovery" ceritefied!!!!!! the c.a.r.b. and e.p.a. love me, well execpt i drive a car that gets 9mpg and leaks oil everywhere :biggrin: