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Steve
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2002 - 12:14 pm: | 
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I wrote a reply to a question last night and then had a hard time refinding the question. The keyword search worked quite well, thank you. Upon finding the prior thread, I found that the problem is common so I'm posting my cure here for all to use or ignore as they see fit.
I tried to fix the problem of poor gas filling ability with my '98 D1 on several occasions with mixed results. After making sure the lines were not kinked and checking vents I still had the problem. After taking it back to the dealer who "found a kink in an inner vent line" the problem still existed. I decided that the system is the problem. In desperation I decided to modify the system so it would work. This is what I did and it worked:
Use all the standard safety procedures for working around flamables and then, drive the car until it is almost empty. Remove the filler tube where it connects to the tank. There are two hose clamps that will need replacement. Additionally, this requires the removal of two or three bolts that connect to the inner fender, plus one that goes up through the floor(peal back the carpet and pad and you can reach the nut without removing the inner trim) Also remove the rubber ring and retainer at the gas cap, finally disconnect the vent line,(it has a quick connect fitting so it is easy to do). Slide the filler line out of the way. There is small diameter vent line inside of the filler that will come out, it is easy to disconnect and reconnect as it just slides over an inner steel line. Now that all that is out of the way, remove the plastic piece that is slid into the tank. It has both a sleel line that connects to the small inner line and an outer plastic line. You will see how the plastic line bends down at the open end. I trimmed the plastic line such that it increased the area of the exit to about double the original area. Simply said, I took a band saw and cut it parallel to the length of the part cutting the bottom of the down bend off. I then reassembled it and it's worked ever since.
This job sounds more complicated than was to perform. If you have the tools and can change a set of spark plugs and or brakepads it shouldn't be a problem.
Steve
Sorry but I didn't take photos, so e-mail me if you have any questions and I'll call you back. |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2002 - 01:26 pm: |
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Steve,
This sounds like an excellent solution. what was the problem you were correcting? |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2002 - 02:45 pm: |
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cool, the gas pump at SAMS seems to have a personal grudge against my disco's gas tank. Maybe it is just doesn't think I need the cheap gas since I drive a 60K SUV  |
Steve
| | Posted on Friday, November 01, 2002 - 06:01 pm: |
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Brian,
The problem was that I would start filling the tank and after putting in less than 4 gallons the gas would not go into the tank. This problem occured even with pumps set on their lowest flow rate. On a couple occasions filling the tank even resulted in the tank "burping" out a gallon of gas when the pump shut off long before the tank was anywhere near full.
Steve |
Brian Friend (Brianfriend)
| | Posted on Saturday, November 02, 2002 - 11:44 am: |
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Steve,
I bet if I had that problem your solution would have become obviouse to me. Was it a poblem that you have always had or was it a progressive kind of problem? |
Steve
| | Posted on Sunday, November 03, 2002 - 11:07 pm: |
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From the first tank of gas on. I took it back to the dealer and they claimed to fix it. No such luck. Instead of going back to the dealer, I discovered, quite by accident, that one pump in a local gas station where the ground sloped away from the pump would work best and had the least problems. Unfortunately, I couldn't always get gas there, so I decided to fix the problem. |
marty amedeo (Marty)
| | Posted on Monday, November 04, 2002 - 08:06 pm: |
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"The problem was that I would start filling the tank and after putting in less than 4 gallons the gas would not go into the tank."
Take it back to the dealer and tell them to look for the bulletin that has the fix for this problem. Had the same situation and the dealer installed a spacer collar on the filler neck and the problem has been eliminated. |
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