filling gas problem

Jan 16, 2007 4 Replies
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1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.5. Everytime I go to fill up my gas tank, it will fill for a second and then stop as if to say the tank is full. It continues to do this and it takes me 20 minutes to fill up because i have to stop and start every second. Did some sensor go bad inside the gas tank and whatever the problem is, will I be able to fix it in my driveway or do I have to take it in?

Scott



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My girlfriend has this same problem with her 06 Ford Mustang, and I do from time to time with my 92 F150. Solution? Don't squeeze the handle in the whole way. Let the gas flow in at about 3/4 of the possible speed, and it should be fine. That's what works for us, anyway.

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or don't put the pump nozzle in all the way into the neck, and as previously stated, don't push too much gas through.

One other thought, although I couldn't fnd anything on it, is a blockage in the air inlets in the filler pipe.

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I have heard of this before. There is a vent line that runs along side of the gas filler. There are some issues with some of those, but that being kinked would be my first guess.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail > 1999 Jeep Wrangler 2.5. Everytime I go to fill up my gas tank, it will
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