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OK, feel free to call me an amateur, idjit stick or even a maroon, but am I the only one here having problems simply putting petrol in my Plymouth?!? Takes FOREVER; gas just won't go in at anywhere near a 'normal' flow and the last 3 gallons or so hasta be trickled in. What am I missing? Is this normal or is there a common problem I should be addressing?
 
Get use to it. Try different angles in the fill pipe, a slight angle to the rear. You'll still won't be able to go full flow, halfway is about it.
 
Might want to begin with telling folks what specific make/model/year vehicle you're talking about...
 
And is it a new or original tank?
 
moparedtn said:
Might want to begin with telling folks what specific make/model/year vehicle you're talking about...
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Sorry...67 Plymouth Belvedere II. I assumed that all 66-67 B bodies would be the same, but maybe/apparently not. See what happens when one "assumes" ?!?!? :)
 
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On my 66 Satellite it's definitely a slight angle to the rear of the car. I start off slow, then increase the flow but back off a bit when the tank is getting full. I always listen as well, to hear when it's getting full, as sometimes it will gush back out before it clicks off. People must see me with my ear near the cap and wonder what I'm doing.
Lastly, I take a piece of paper towel, fold it a few times and stuff it in the external recess between the body and the gas cap housing. Like a bib! It catches any of the drips, works well.
 
66 Sat said:
On my 66 Satellite it's definitely a slight angle to the rear of the car. I start off slow, then increase the flow but back off a bit when the tank is getting full. I always listen as well, to hear when it's getting full, as sometimes it will gush back out before it clicks off. People must see me with my ear near the cap and wonder what I'm doing.
Lastly, I take a piece of paper towel, fold it a few times and stuff it in the external recess between the body and the gas cap housing. Like a bib! It catches any of the drips, works well.
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Thats pretty much what Ive been doing. So, its not abnormal and its not just me! :)
thanx
 
The tank on my 1967 Coroner fills the same way. I think it is because of the odd shape of the tank that fills down near the bottom of it. I don't think the vent tube works as well as Chrysler hoped. Near the end of the fill, you have to get your ear down there to hear the gurgling in the fill pipe before has burps out the vent. Heaven help you if there is a motorcycle or diesel truck at the next pump.
 
It takes a while with mine as well. Im not in a hurry either.
 
Hold the filler handle horizontal....and if the gas starts to blow back and shut off the flow....pull the trigger at halfway....or less.

I always tried to park aiming slightly downhill....not always possible, but it helps. Plymouths & Dodges of that era have low flat tanks, and can be a pain with today's high-flow filling stations.

I can't imagine how difficult it must be with all the extra shrouding on the pump handles in California.
 
The amount I can afford to put in Fred these days doesn't take very long to get in there.... :)
 
The vent tube is either pinched or plugged up. When I installed the new tank on my '66 Coronet 500 four years ago, I also installed all-new related parts and hoses. No problems with filling up since that time.
 
patrick66 said:
The vent tube is either pinched or plugged up. When I installed the new tank on my '66 Coronet 500 four years ago, I also installed all-new related parts and hoses. No problems with filling up since that time.
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Hmmm... mine looks alright, but I'll check further.
Thanx!
 
I have a 66 and a 67 and the 66 is not near as touchy to fill. I plan to try to blow out the vent line on the 67 with air but haven’t gotten around to it yet. But there are differences in these cars for whatever reason.
 
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