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Old 05-14-2009, 08:41 PM   #19 (permalink)
theunchosen
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I am going to go with some of the others.

It could be the pump but it could also be that the pressure control in the tank was slightly lax when you went to pump. Unless you actually do it very slowly most of the time the vapor sensors on the pump will cut it off and you avoid achieving a max fill. Thats why most of the time if you are using the pump you should force it to cut off several(three) times before capping it. The pressure system requires a moment to recover with the added fuel(its designed to operate slowly to avoid creating dangerous events in your tank).

It also could be the meter. I've had them rip me before but my local ones are pretty good. (pressure valve in tank helps to measure fuel more accurately than floater(Did this after I ran out because my gauge got pinned at a 1/4 tank and I didn't notice(driven very short distance per day so it took two weeks to drain the tank))).
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