Gas pump nozzles not designed by men!

[masraum]

It seems like these days, when a gas pump shuts off, I can wiggle it around and shake it until my wrist is sore, but inevitably, when I pull it out of the tank, at least one drop falls from the end of the nozzle. It's reminiscent of something else that we deal with.

That's why I'm sure than men didn't design the nozzle, because if we did, we would have ensured that either no shake or a simple shake would has dislodged any drop that was clinging.

[stevej37]

When the pump kicks off...hold the trigger for about 2 seconds before pulling it out.

[Jeff Higgins]

Us motorcyclists have long been plagued by pump nozzles that drip. The worst are the ones that have been returned to their place on the pump, but still hold some amount of gas, ready to pour out all over our gas tanks before we even pull the handle. Premature pumpulation. That's why you'll see motorcyclists shaking it before we put it in.

[flatbutt]

I always invert the tip before putting it in. Some like it some don't.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Us motorcyclists have long been plagued by pump nozzles that drip. The worst are the ones that have been returned to their place on the pump, but still hold some amount of gas, ready to pour out all over our gas tanks before we even pull the handle. Premature pumpulation. That's why you'll see motorcyclists shaking it before we put it in.

Diesel does this way more than gasoline!
Something Something low vapor point

[matthewb0051]

Shake shake shake

Dance Dance Dance

The last drop always goes in your pants

[masraum]

Originally Posted by matthewb0051

Shake shake shake

Dance Dance Dance

The last drop always goes in your pants

or down your fender or on your shoe...

[fintstone]

Maybe you need to sit down to pump.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by fintstone

maybe you need to sit down to pump.

lol

[fintstone]

I don't know squat about the pump handles, but when I travel, they are really hard to use in some areas and not others. I suspect that certain states/cites require some kind of weird handles to retain fumes (climate change doncha know?) that don't work so well. An "improvement" like the low flow toilets you have to flush 3 times.

[KFC911]

^^^^ Gas cans today ... fixin' a problem that never existed in my world. They suck bigly....

[Jeff Higgins]

Washington has, by law, these horrible compressible bellows that surround the nozzle to supposedly catch any fumes. On my '72 911, the first bend in the filler neck occurs high enough up that it is impossible to insert the nozzle and compress the bellows enough to allow it to pump (there is a shutoff on the nozzle that has to be tripped by compressing the bellows). So, I wind up having to hold and compress the bellows with one hand and the handle on the nozzle with the other.

That's a trick I had to learn while filling motorcycle tanks with these poorly thought out devices. Oh, it's entirely possible to stick the nozzle in far enough to compress its bellows, but then the nozzle is so far into the tank that it will only half fill the tank before it shuts off. So, we pull the nozzle up until the bellows are no longer compressed, compress the bellows with one hand, and squeeze the handle with the other.

I bet the gasoline spilled by folks filling older vehicles and motorcycles contribute vastly more fumes than if these bellows were not used at all. And let's not even discuss trying to fill a gas can... I've lost track of how many I've seen knocked over by some poor sap trying to compress that damn bellows down onto one, spilling its contents across the parking lot.

[Arizona_928]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Washington has, by law, these horrible compressible bellows that surround the nozzle to supposedly catch any fumes. On my '72 911, the first bend in the filler neck occurs high enough up that it is impossible to insert the nozzle and compress the bellows enough to allow it to pump (there is a shutoff on the nozzle that has to be tripped by compressing the bellows). So, I wind up having to hold and compress the bellows with one hand and the handle on the nozzle with the other.

That's a trick I had to learn while filling motorcycle tanks with these poorly thought out devices. Oh, it's entirely possible to stick the nozzle in far enough to compress its bellows, but then the nozzle is so far into the tank that it will only half fill the tank before it shuts off. So, we pull the nozzle up until the bellows are no longer compressed, compress the bellows with one hand, and squeeze the handle with the other.

I bet the gasoline spilled by folks filling older vehicles and motorcycles contribute vastly more fumes than if these bellows were not used at all. And let's not even discuss trying to fill a gas can... I've lost track of how many I've seen knocked over by some poor sap trying to compress that damn bellows down onto one, spilling its contents across the parking lot.

Exactly. Ban the old cars. If old timers want to use them. Lets build tracks for them...

[varmint]

my state is exempted from the foreskin nozzles and ethanol due to the extreme weather.

the things you're complaining about were not designed by "men> they were designed by federal eunuchs.

[A930Rocket]

You should try the double back hand when you pump. Seems to get a little more out of it.

[fanaudical]

The first few posts in this thread remind me of an old Buddy Hackett joke - went looking for it on YouTube but couldn't find it...

[911boost]

My 2010 911 is like yours Jeff, the nozzle never sits in it right.

Oh and it has a tiny freaking tank, tiny.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

I always invert the tip before putting it in. Some like it some don't.

Same here. I don't know about the previous persons habits regarding shaking the drops off.

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

Washington has, by law, these horrible compressible bellows that surround the nozzle to supposedly catch any fumes. On my '72 911, the first bend in the filler neck occurs high enough up that it is impossible to insert the nozzle and compress the bellows enough to allow it to pump (there is a shutoff on the nozzle that has to be tripped by compressing the bellows). So, I wind up having to hold and compress the bellows with one hand and the handle on the nozzle with the other.



That's a trick I had to learn while filling motorcycle tanks with these poorly thought out devices. Oh, it's entirely possible to stick the nozzle in far enough to compress its bellows, but then the nozzle is so far into the tank that it will only half fill the tank before it shuts off. So, we pull the nozzle up until the bellows are no longer compressed, compress the bellows with one hand, and squeeze the handle with the other.



I bet the gasoline spilled by folks filling older vehicles and motorcycles contribute vastly more fumes than if these bellows were not used at all. And let's not even discuss trying to fill a gas can... I've lost track of how many I've seen knocked over by some poor sap trying to compress that damn bellows down onto one, spilling its contents across the parking lot.

So you're sayin that you never achieve full penetration? That's a sad story.

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[Chocaholic]

Clearly this thread is a metaphor for the aging male population and their prostate behavior. C’mon fellas, fess up.