Fuel Tank Issues

I'm experiencing problems when trying to fill my vehicle with gas. It appears that something is blocking or restricting the gas flow. I can only manage to squeeze 2 to 3 cents worth of gas at a time before the pump shuts off (as it does when the tank is full...but this is not the case).

Can anyone offer assistance?

"Fecat" wrote in news:1165696869.458148.240130 @f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

make, model, year?

Don't squeeze so hard.

This happened to me once, I believe what happened was the vent tube between the top of the tank and the filler neck iced up. Fortunately I was able to get to my destination before I ran out of fuel, and even more fortunately my destination was a heated garage. When I pulled the filler neck assembly apart the vent hose was full of water. I reassembled and was able to fill the tank.

I don't know if this is helpful to you or not, but I figured I'd share.

nate

I have the same problem in my 1983 volvo. Turns out the pipe goes on a windy path to the tank which can trigger the automatic shutoff in the pump. I get around the problem by not inserting the nozzle 100% of the way, instead only about 2/3. This creates a better angle for fuel flow and the car fills as expected. Hope this helps

Sounds most likely an air-block. Like Shannon states, try to not insert the nozzle fully into the fill pipe, that should allow airflow, and thus, gas flow. But, watch what you are doing, as the gas could fill up the tank and start spilling out before the nozzle's shutoff valve can react.

Since there is no info. on make/model/year to help lead to other answers, airblock is the likely culprit.