Packard Forum Index » General

Stopped at a newish BP station and gassed up. Had a hell of a time with the filler nozzle. No matter how I held it, it couldn't shut off quick enough. Put in about 12 gallons with roughly 50 shutoffs.

Held it tight, held it loose, ripped up, tipped down: all of which made no measurable difference.

Is this a new "safety" idea or just a bad day at the pumps?

Could have just been a bad one particularly if one of the older style. If it's one of the EPA nozzles with vacuum vapor collection -- those with a big rubber bellows over the spout -- I sometimes have trouble with those even on modern cars if there is any kind of air leak.

Not sure how they work but those used here do like a tight seal. If they leak it cuts off repeatedly or won't even start. Have trouble in my Packard because the fill pipe is low and the nozzles are too big to fit far enough down in the door opening to compress the rubber and provide a seal against the pipe. Maybe there is enough variation in tank position so they work for some and not others.

On mine, I have to use them like filling a gas can by holding the bellows back with one hand which apparently puts it in some manual mode. Squeeze and hold the trigger with the other.