Fueling my '73...how to stop the drip

[jd21476]

Originally Posted by bnoon

I had to look it up online to see what you were talking about with the fuel pump nozzle being different. Are you talking about the rubber boot looking things that covers the nozzle like foreskin? They used to have things like that on the pumps way back in the 70's and removed them because they found that they were too expensive to maintain and caused more spills and drips than just the bare pumps did. Crazy that they brought them back.

Found this too. http://www.millproprecisionmachining...uct/NZLBDY-200

Your funnel idea would keep the spills from going down the side of the truck, but then you'd have to drag that funnel around in the bed. It would never be clean, so more dust/debris would make it into your tank... but you say you'd wipe it out every time... and then when you're done pumping, you'd have to wipe it out again or gas drips would be in your bed. Seems like more of a pain in the rear to me.

CA has had the foreskin fuel pumps for as long as I can remember and it is a pain in the A** to fill up here.

I was thinking I would keep like a plastic box in the bed of the truck and just keep the funnel in there. Not a perfect answer but maybe an option.

[bnoon]

Originally Posted by jd21476

CA has had the foreskin fuel pumps for as long as I can remember and it is a pain in the A** to fill up here.

I was thinking I would keep like a plastic box in the bed of the truck and just keep the funnel in there. Not a perfect answer but maybe an option.

Interesting, maybe I just didn't notice them when I was in La Palma about 5 or 6 years ago. Things you don't notice unless there's a problem I guess. Funny how something designed to minimize fumes makes an even bigger mess fueling up an older vehicle. TAKE THAT tree hugger!