Can our cars use the large "truck stop" nozzles?

[speedy300Dturbo]

Or does it just make a big mess? And does anyone else top their tank off after all the bubbles settle?

I would not jam those fat truck nozzles into my car, didn't want to stand there and pour... They don't fit either. And I do top off after filling.

[engatwork]

If I am not mistaken they can also pump more fuel in a couple minutes than the tank can hold.

[CJ]

I can tell you from experience that you will get bathed by just trying to use one of those pumps. 20 gallon a minute pumps are not meant for passenger cars. I always let the foam settle and I always fill my car with the engine running.

[invisik]

I loved pulling up to the truck side at gas stations. My 80 300D and 87 300 SDL took the larger nozzle no problem. If you end up getting too much foam or filling too fast, just put it on half-speed. I didn't have that problem, personally.... Diesel #2!

-m

The nearest town that sells diesel has the large nozzle. I got a surprise the first time I used it since the telltale sound of the tank filling came real fast and I barely had time to leap from the impending diesel overflow. Since then I've adjusted and slowed down for the last couple of gallons. It does make a speedy fill-up

[invisik]

Heh, remember the commercial with Sienfield where he says "Release the hounds!" Your story about overfilling reminded me of that. Heh. Ok, back to reality!

-m

[Robert W. Roe]

Yes, the big nozzle barely fits into my tank as well. Last night I was able to get one of the big truck nozzles to stay put. It must be that enough fillups with big nozzles has succeeded in bending whatever that sheetmetal piece is inside my car's filler neck. I usually hold the nozzle in my tank and gently squeeze the flow open. What I'm really trying to figure out now is how much more my tank will hold with my filler neck facing downhill vs. facing uphill. I got 29.7 mpg last night, if my gallons are correct, but I was expecting more like 27 mpg. Not that I'm complaining; diesel is down to $1.119 in NJ

[jcd]

They are tricky, but you can be sure that you get "fresh" fuel due to the large turnover.

Just hold it in and take it slow about 1/4-1/2 throttle. Although you can't just let it run by itself, i.e. it won't go all the way in, the inconvenience of letting the fuel in manually is more than offset by the freshness of the fuel AND get to look at the cool trucks.

[FrankM]

The big nozzle works for me. Of course it can't be in the full open position long as the tank will overflow.
I work it fast and slow depending on what I see and hear in the filler neck. Works the same for my Beetle diesel too.

[rickjordan]

You have to remember that the big rigs don't have filler necks going to their tanks. They just remove the cap that is physically on the tank itself, and dump it in. It would also depend on the shape of your filler neck. For my SD the neck has a signifant bend to it. Whereas in my TD, it is pretty much a straight shot. So I guess I could get away with it in my TD. Unfortunately here in NJ, self serve doesn't exist. BTW I filled up with Mobil diesel 2 days ago and it was $1.08 a gal.

[turnne1]

I have used to big filler nozzles and like them...they fill up much faster but you do have to be careful for the overflow issue.....I do top mine off after the bubbles...plus I do like haning with the rigs...they kinda look at me funny when I am on their side



Warren
1992 300SD 129K
Columbus Ohio

Well, everyone has me trying to remember if I have ever fueled up with anything OTHER THAN truck stop nozzles.

I can't imagine why you would want to avoid them. The only one I've ever had any trouble with had a ring around the end, I assume to keep it in place in a neckless tank.

Even on my 210 diesel, that's the only fuel source I can ever remember using.

Have a great day,

[diesel don]

The first time we used those big nozzles on our "new to us" coach bus, I had me on the driver's side and pete on the passenger side. Both of us were cranking diesel in at a rate of nearly 1 gallon per second (using both hoses). We didn't realize that each filler pipe went nearly horizontal and met a "y" pipe in the middle. when the tank got full (149 gallons), the diesel had nowhere to go. I soaked Pete and he soaked me. It was 2 a.m. and the bus was full of sleeping kids and we had to yank out our duffles and change into dry stuff. Had a good laugh over that one.

Don

[mplafleur]

I always top off right to the cap. No matter what type of fuel.

I loved filling up at the truck stop. It takes soooo long any place else.

Diesel is $1.299 here. It was much higher until this last week. Diesel used to be cheaper than gas. Why would it be higher. Don't you have less refinning to do for diesel?