Problem filling gas

[xero0620]

Has anyone had a problem with gas spilling out of the fill hole when they are pumping gas. I have to pump extremely slow and a little still drips out but gas is filling so slow that it overflows and dosent shut off. Any suggestions on how to fix this so I can pump gas without putting any on the ground?

 

[10secgoal]

I always had the best luck turning the nozzle 90 deg to the ground , or a little more. Makes it hit the wall of the tubing and swirl around and down rather than straight to the back where it backs up.

 

[mustangman1974]

my 68 is a pain. 90 degrees and slow seems to lesson the filling losses

 

[gearhead351]

had this problem on a few regular cars the fix is a good vent/breather pipe from tank
or clean out any breather pipe you have make sure theres no squashed bits blocking air flow
the easier ecxcess air/fumes can vacate the tank the easier you can fill it with petrol
when you fill it the neck issometimes blocked by all the fuel pouring in so a big bubble ocures forcing the fuel back out the filler and all over your legs!

 

[other_shoe]

I know it may be obvious, but I used to fill up at stations with a steep grade and face downhill. Along with the 90 degree tilt and going slowly (or going to a station with an old, slow pump, which will often be cheaper), this seemed to help a lot.

 

[CraigMBA]

I hold it at a '90 or upside down and hold back the vent hose if it's real bad and I don't mind smelling like gas.

 

[65ShelbyClone]

I hold the vapor recovery sleeve back and just pay attention to the sound that the the nozzle is making.

These old cars don't have modern vapor recovery tank fillers. You have to manually pay attention to what the fuel filler is doing.