[DeTomaso] #6143 is on the road!!

[Doug Braun]

It also depends upon the vapor pressure of the gasoline.  When the vapor
pressure is relatively high, the pump will shut off too easily.  This is
particularly important in hot weather because the higher the vapor pressure
of a gasoline, the more easily it will percolate in the float bowls and/or
vapor lock in the fuel pump.  I look for another station whenever I
encounter one whose pump shuts off too easily.

Doug Braun
blue 73L #5505

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of JDeRyke at aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 10:23 PM
To: davel at emspace.com; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] #6143 is on the road!!

In a message dated 10/14/08 4:48:17 PM, dave at emspace.com writes:

> A fill, from the point at which the low-fuel switch was just sitting
> closed, was about 12 US gal and I could barely keep the pump running (auto
> kick-off). Are those normal?
>
Sorry, I misunderstood. The L model Pantera fill tube has a sharp corner
where the outside fill joins the tank, and quite often the turbulence and
splash-back will activate the auto shutoff on the service station pump. I
either hold
the handle upside-down, or skin the vapor recovery bellows back while
gassing.
Both work on some stations, one will work better on others. At one station,
nothing worked so I complained and left for his competition across the
street-
and made sure he saw me. All depends on the pressure they pump at, the
sensitivity built into the nozzle and maybe the phase of the moon. FWIW, the
same
thing happens on many motorcycles. Sorry- J Deryke