Filling Up
05-22-2016, 02:53 PM
#1
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Filling Up
08 GT. Ever since brand new, when filling up, the gas will spill out prior to shutting off the nozzle. That's with every different gas station I use. 236,000 miles later, I've come to learn to control the flow, but it will do it if I allow. Defect from day one or normal? My other cars will not overflow.
05-29-2016, 08:29 AM
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Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Try looking at the Ratstang web site. He goes through what could be a fix for the slow fill problem.
http://www.ratstangrestoration.com/05_mustang_tank.htm
http://www.ratstangrestoration.com/05_mustang_tank.htm
06-02-2016, 08:05 PM
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Location: New Bern, NC
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I have an '05 GT and back in the day there were quite a few saying how putting fuel in the '05 was PIA. I read that some had the tank replaced and I reckon there were other "Fixes" to be said.
I automatically put the nozzle in to the filler at a one to two o'clock position for years. I fill at a respectable rate of flow without any problem 99% of the time. Our cars have a "gallons used" in the dash. So, when I get out of the car I check that indicator (which is damned close most of time to what I end up getting) and when I get close to that number then I back off my rate of fill and listen to gas as it comes up the fill tube. Most of the time, no big deal except the rain, the cold, the crappy days!
I automatically put the nozzle in to the filler at a one to two o'clock position for years. I fill at a respectable rate of flow without any problem 99% of the time. Our cars have a "gallons used" in the dash. So, when I get out of the car I check that indicator (which is damned close most of time to what I end up getting) and when I get close to that number then I back off my rate of fill and listen to gas as it comes up the fill tube. Most of the time, no big deal except the rain, the cold, the crappy days!
06-03-2016, 07:22 AM
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Location: WV
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I've never had a problem with this on my car except at one station. Maybe I'm lucky?
When I got my Ranger it would click off constantly and was impossible to fill. I replaced the charcoal canister and presto, it was fixed.
When I got my Ranger it would click off constantly and was impossible to fill. I replaced the charcoal canister and presto, it was fixed.
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