[tucsonjwt]

I agree with the problem being the new design of the gas pump nozzles. The new nozzles have a wire wrapped around the nozzle, are shorter, and have a sharp curve - relative to the older style that has no wire and a longer, gentler curved nozzle.

Here is my theory - when you pump gas the gas shoots against the side of the filler neck, causing the gas to feed back into the nozzle trigger, which causes the nozzle to sense an overflow condition and shut off.

If you try turning the nozzle sideways or completely vertical, this might cause the gas to flow without shutoff. However, this seems to cause the nozzle to get stuck in my truck (both tanks), so it really does not work for me. So, I just hold the trigger slightly depressed and slowly fill up the tank (I have dual tanks, so it takes a while.) Fortunately, I only drive truck about once a week on average, so I don't have to fill up very often.

If you can find a gas station that still has the old style long, smooth nozzle you could try it to see if the theory is correct. We still have one or two stations like that around here, but the gas is more expensive there so I don't use them.