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I've had problems with a few pumps too. Now I put the nozzle about 1/2" in
and put the handle at the first, slowest catch. That seems to help.
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- 08-17 04:13 AM #1carbheatGuest
Fill up strangeness
Greetings.
We recently bought a new Prius. Today, at our second fill up, I ran
into a problem. The pump would just not fill the tank. I would hold
down the handle and within seconds the pump would shut off. Try again
and it would repeat. I tried moving to a different pump and had the
same problem. Eventually it got to the point where I could hold it in
part way and it would continue to fill, but I never got it to work
automatically.
I was at 2 bars when I filled up. I put in about 7 gallons (after many
start-stop iterations) and quit. The gas gauge read full when I left.
Any thoughts? Do some gas pumps just not like the Prius? This was at my
primary gas station. I would hate to not be able to use it.
Thanks
- Jason
- 08-17 04:35 AM #2BillGuest
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- 08-17 04:44 AM #3MichaelGuest
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"carbheat" <com> wrote in message
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I think you've identified it. Some pumps are really stubborn about filling
the Prius. I guess it's something about the bladder. Anyway, another pump at
the same station should work okay.
Mike
- 08-17 05:10 AM #4crystal@balls.netGuest
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On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:44:00 -0700, "Michael Pardee"
<com> wrote:
Mikey gets pumped nightly until he overflows. How's your boyfriend
Michelle these days, since I humiliated her by outing her here? SMIRK
- 08-17 12:52 PM #5VicGuest
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On 16 Aug 2006 21:13:53 -0700, "carbheat" <com> wrote:
This happens to us a couple of days ago at a local Shell Station. I
did not play musical pumps like you did. I just started a trickle flow
from the pump after a few attempts at filling the Prius, with its
second tank of gas, at full flow (The car actually ran out of gas - I
posted a summary of this story in this newsgroup). I then was able to
increase the pressure on the handle slowly till it was about 3/4 flow.
I believe that this is caused by the high pressure that the fuel is
flowing out of the pump. I have noticed over the 20 years of driving
that some pumps are quick to fill up a tank and other are VERY slow!
We also experience this problem on occasion with our previous car, a
1991 Camry, at certain gas stations with high flow rates.
- 08-18 10:49 AM #6MiwakuGuest
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Had almost the same problem not long ago. Got really excited when I
calculated 111mpg, until I looked down & realized I could pump no more
gas, but the display was only showing half a tank. Drove two miles to
another station and added more than 8 gallons...
- 08-18 12:38 PM #7MichaelGuest
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"Miwaku" <com> wrote in message
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Another odd thing that sometimes shows up is a loss of capacity, a couple or
few gallons... then during a fillup the bladder will unkink or something and
the tank will sigh. Lo and behold, it will hold full capacity again.
Mike
- 08-24 09:56 AM #8mark_digital©Guest
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"carbheat" <com> wrote in message
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Unkink the hose otherwise it flows out in a swirl and trips the shut off.
- 08-24 04:35 PM #9BillGuest
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"mark_digital©" <com> wrote in message
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Isn't that the First Law of Fluid Dynamics? LOL
- 08-24 09:11 PM #10mark_digital©Guest
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"Bill" <now> wrote in message
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I dunno Bill. I'm glad you got a chuckle out of it.
I know in the old days there was a small gadget near the end of the inside
of the nozzle and that sensed the gasoline. Today I have no idea how or what
does it.
mark_
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