New invention to fill my '73...no more spilling
 

So I was thinking about this for a while and finally fab'd it up today. Bought a metal gas cap from the auto store along with a metal funnel. Drilled out the middle and inserted the funnel. I couldnt weld it because the metal is thin so I used plumbers solder and a torch. I keep it in a plastic tub in the bed.

Works awesome. What do you think?

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Pic with it attached

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Close up

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nice, you are gonna want to seal up the collar around the base of the funnel itself as well, i have one and it leaked like hell until i hit it with a little jb weld

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Thanks for the idea, I'll have to finagle something like this.

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If you just hold the trigger on the nozzle partially down, and dont bury it all the way down the fill hole it won't overflow either

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That doesn't really work with California nozzles. Unless you go extremely slow it will overflow.

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OMG those new fangled gas hoses. Now I see where you're coming from and that looks like a good work around to me. Cheers.

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It mainly for the CA hoses with the plastic foreskin

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I hope they don't get those up here though it seems Cali sets the precedent for all that sort of crap

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good timing with this. Dropping my truck off this week to start paint. Also looking to modify refuel area so I dont spill anymore here in Cali. Since this wont exactly work here, what else you guys doing?

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Looks good i need to build something like that the step side is a pain to fill

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I figured a step side might be easier.

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I'm curious to see what these gas nozzles look like. Someone should snap a pic the next time they're filling up...

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Here you go. You have to pull back that rubber foreskin and the nozzle only fits part way into the tank.

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Lol I understand completely now. That's ridiculous.

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Carry a screwdriver and take it off (since only a worm clamp holds it on) each time you fill up :P

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JD,

Interesting you post a picture of the gas pump next to a VW bus..

I have been fighting this problem in Dallas, Texas with my 77 VW Bus and now I have a 78 C10 that is causing the same issues.

MY FIX:

I have a small power screwdriver. I quickly remove the rubber vapor hose on the gas nozzle (usually only one nut on the hose clamp) and replace when I am done. Hopefully in the future I will forget to replace the vapor hose and will make regular appearances at that particular pump.

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The picture was just off the internet...not my bus.

But I woudl be worried about getting a nice fat fine from the great state of California for something like that.

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nah not for me either. I'd just whip out my utility knife and circumcize them hoses like I was a moyl(sp?)

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For the past few years ive always wondered what was with the issue everyone was having when filling up as I never experienced a problem...fast forward to last week. Go to fill up, set the pump and as im looking my truck over I notice a puddle forming under my nozzle. I found setting the pump slower and turning the nozzle at a 45 degree angle helped. However if I had nice paint your invention would be something id definitely fab up.