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Old 05-01-2008, 08:53 PM   #19 (permalink)
extragoode
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Originally Posted by metroschultz View Post
Then when it cuts off by itself you will have a very good fill to the same level every time.
This is not entirely true. Due to the bend in the fill neck on my truck, even on the slow setting it will back up and click itself off after just a couple gallons have been pumped on a full fillup. Granted this is an exception as well as a fairly easy one to notice, but I don't count on it as being reliable.

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Originally Posted by metroschultz View Post
This is extremely wasteful.
The other problem you can run into when "Gas Packing" (the official term for filling into the expansion space).
[rant] "But how am I ever going to go 250-400 miles without stopping at another gas station?" says the average American, "Oh, wait, I'm an average American and only go 20 miles a day! Nevermind" Yeah right. [/rant]
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