<VV> Re: Gas fil problem
Ron
ronh at owt.com
Sun Jul 17 15:25:11 EDT 2005
How come it works OK for everyone else?
RonH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Crawford Rose" <crawfordrose at msn.com>
To: <ral1963 at comcast.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: Gas fil problem
> Rick, this is one my turbo pet peeves and I had to write. My 64 spyder
> does this fuel regurgitation as well and it appears to only do it when the
> fuel has been warmed by recirculation through the fuel return system. If
> you fill the tank with a cold engine the process does not exhibit this
> problem. It is caused in my opinion when cold fuel runs down into the hot
> fuel and a pressure front is created, spraying some of the fuel back out.
> I don't know of any other solution than cold fill-up or a
> patience-while-unreasonably-slow-filling when hot. One thing I have done
> when in a hurry is put a rag around the filler and nozzle to prevent the
> anticipated splash from discharging from the filler neck. The solution? A
> modern filler neck created for unleaded fuel nozzles with the
> "flapper-door". Ah, the quirks of Corvair ownership!
> Crawford
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