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Re: Gas Pump Nozzles
Posted by Peter Duniho (more from Peter Duniho) on Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:55:21
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

> [...] As a result, most 
> gas station attendants refuse to pump gas into my car

If you don't like pumping the gas yourself, why not find a full-service
gas station that knows what 'full-service' means?  If that fails, just
drive over to New Jersey, where they *have* to pump the gas for you.  :)

Pete
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Message from Matthew Mitchell <mitchellno39sdcx6spamx782dvarp.org>
Yep.  Your gas cap.  Wedge it in to hold it while you clean the glass 
and check the oil.
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Message from Argisincno39sdcx6spamx782aol.com
   I believe that you are SOL.
The latching style gas pump nozzles have been declared dangerous and 
enviro-harmful.
The states have xxx amount of time to comply with the federales.
I know it's now the law in MA, but hasn't hit NH yet.
Although, I do know of one place in MA that basically said that they're not 
changing over/disabling the latch until someone complains.
As far as the attendant refusing to pump gas for you, I don't know if the new 
regulation applies to self-serve only, or if the attendants are basically 
giving you the Bronx Cheer ;-)
Seriously, NYC has a lot of laws that go beyond the EPA and DOT stds.

On a historical note, we have NYC to thank for gas stations in the first 
place. Previous to an NYC ordinance preventing storage of gas in the home 
(too combustible) gas was purchased just like home heating oil (not 
particularly combustible).
Note: Let's not get into discussion of 'flammability, too combustible and not 
very combustible are relative terms ;-).

Bob S
'78 99 Turbo, sold at 149K for a ....
'86 900S, 300K miles
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Message from Derek Shaffer <emailmeno39sdcx6spamx782derekshaffer.com>
I find the gas cap itself to be pretty useful for jamming into the
nozzle handle to keep the trigger pressed.  You still have to do it
yourself, but at least you don't have to stand there holding it the
whole time.

-Derek
'91 9000T 5sp 148K
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Message from Keegan Hartman <khartmanno39sdcx6spamx782blarg.net>
In Washington state it is almost exclusively self service stations. At one 
particular brand almost all of the pumps have these little fume absorbers 
on the nozzles which do not allow fuel to be pumped into my 1980 Saab 99 in 
the normal manner. This is because those tanks were vented through the cap, 
and not through filler like on most other cars. The absorber on the nozzles 
form a seal and do not allow the tank to pressurize. To work around this 
problem, we just turn the nozzle upside down which lets it sit cockeyed on 
the car and then we can fill it on the auto setting.

1980 Saab 99GL 135K
1985 Saab 900S 240K
1994 Saab 900S 90K

Keegan Hartman
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