$hit
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RE: $hit
ORIGINAL: Urban Coyote
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
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From: Boynton Beach, FloriDuh
RE: $hit
ORIGINAL: Urban Coyote
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
Edit: I don't rely on the pumps auto shut-off, just sometimes $hit happens.
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RE: $hit
that is the nice ting about having a 1.9 gallon tank, it only takes about 10 seconds (literally) to fill! I watch it like a hawk, we all do dumb things.
I wrecked a sportbike one time, replaced the tank, etc. and when I finally got it all bck together (after being down for about a year) I took it to the gas station to fill it up, and I got about gallons in it and it started leaking all over the place, they called the fire trucks, etc. I had to pay the minimum $75 fee for them to bring fire truck over, (the fire station was across the street from te gas station I was at). In the end I realized that I didn't tighten down everybolt that held the fuel pump in, boy did I feel like dumb ***, so I feel your pain.
Moral of the story: Hindesight is 20/20
I wrecked a sportbike one time, replaced the tank, etc. and when I finally got it all bck together (after being down for about a year) I took it to the gas station to fill it up, and I got about gallons in it and it started leaking all over the place, they called the fire trucks, etc. I had to pay the minimum $75 fee for them to bring fire truck over, (the fire station was across the street from te gas station I was at). In the end I realized that I didn't tighten down everybolt that held the fuel pump in, boy did I feel like dumb ***, so I feel your pain.
Moral of the story: Hindesight is 20/20
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RE: $hit
Some of those pumps around here, you gotta pull back the sheath in order to get the pump to work at all. That's a two handed job and some are pretty stiff.
One time, I guess I put a little too much into pulling back the sheath and not enough with the other hand to keep the nozzle in the tank, slipped out a bit, hit the lip and shot 10 feet in the air misting all over the bike, me, and the ground. Luckily I was only two blocks from home and rode like the wind and hosed the bastard down when I got there.
One time, I guess I put a little too much into pulling back the sheath and not enough with the other hand to keep the nozzle in the tank, slipped out a bit, hit the lip and shot 10 feet in the air misting all over the bike, me, and the ground. Luckily I was only two blocks from home and rode like the wind and hosed the bastard down when I got there.
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From: Austin, Texas
RE: $hit
Now I can't quit thinking about those "sweet things in thongs" that cHarley was talking about. Wow... must be nice!
Anyway, I always watch the tank (current level) and nothing else until I'm done.
That's also a benefit of paying with a credit card, at the pump. You don't have to worry about going over your $. Keep pumping until you SEE that the tank is full enough. I keep the nozzle in just so far, so that I can check the level myself.
I never would trust the auto shut off.
Anyway, I always watch the tank (current level) and nothing else until I'm done.
That's also a benefit of paying with a credit card, at the pump. You don't have to worry about going over your $. Keep pumping until you SEE that the tank is full enough. I keep the nozzle in just so far, so that I can check the level myself.
I never would trust the auto shut off.
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From: Arizona
RE: $hit
ORIGINAL: cHarley
Hmmm... I guess you don't live and ride along the ocean like I do. I seem to occasionally have a distraction problem with sweet things in thongs. I guess not all of us are interested in the same things?
Edit: I don't rely on the pumps auto shut-off, just sometimes $hit happens.
ORIGINAL: Urban Coyote
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
I can't imagine having to do something else forthe 30seconds it takes to fill a 4.5 galfuel tank, so I rather fill it by looking in the tank rather than trust an auto-shut off in such a small tank.
Edit: I don't rely on the pumps auto shut-off, just sometimes $hit happens.