I still can't wrap my head around such cases, they are more then rare as those elements had been design to be easily detachable in such cases. That means manufacturer expect(!) this will be done on regular basis. Ok, I need to know if distributors in US work in any way different then around many nations of EU: you put the nozzle in the intake, hold the trigger to get the fuel pumped in to your tank, you get as much as you want or rather looking sad at numbers you need to pay for it going up on distributor screen. Then you take out the nozzle, put it back in to distributor and you go pay for fuel you take. So WHO the fuck leaves that fraking part IN the car intake and then drive away with that element buzzing and making noise as you drive and still NOT NOTICING THAT! How the fuck HOW! this is even possible... and why this happen constantly to the way manufacturers design distributors to have such safety feature. Bloody hell that's rise my blood pressure.
some people insist on setting the nozzle to open, so the fuel flows into their vehicle - and then they go sit down inside the car. THOSE are the people that then turn their car on, and drive off - with the fuel pump hose stuck in their car. It is mostly women, for some psychological reason. When ever you are at a gas station, look around, and you'll see that men stand there clamping the fuel nozzle open with their hand, gripping the lever, but women click the lever to open, then get back into their car and sit down.
Wait, you can set the nozzle to open and leave it... quoting Benny, "Truth is, the game was rigged from the start." We can't do that, fuel will flow ONLY when we hold the trigger, you let it go, distributor stop pumping. It's a "fun" game when you try to pomp exactly the amount of fuel you have the money, that slight trigger pulls at the end to jump from 99.99 to 100 and not a cent more. And at the end of nozzle there is a small shut-off valve that cut the flow if detect that your tank is full and there is a danger of overflow. I suspect that, after couple of vids of fuel overflow tank on station in US and people film that... this is also not something distributors in US have as safety measure?
yup, someone not so smart made the handle in a way that you can set it to stay open... that small shut off valve activates when the fuel tank is full... but because the handle can be untouched, and fuel flows, people go sit in their cars until the tank is full - too lazy to stand there and play the perfect pumping game like you mentioned (exactly a dollar amount, or exactly a gallon amount)
I usually set the nozzle so I can go and clean the windshield (If the station has washer fluid and a squeegee available). In the old days, you could sometimes wedge the gas cap into the nozzle handle to make it stay on.
I guess that is one advantage for the places that still require full-service gas stations, but I wouldn't want to pay the extra money for something I can do myself.
I still can't wrap my head around such cases, they are more then rare as those elements had been design to be easily detachable in such cases. That means manufacturer expect(!) this will be done on regular basis. Ok, I need to know if distributors in US work in any way different then around many nations of EU: you put the nozzle in the intake, hold the trigger to get the fuel pumped in to your tank, you get as much as you want or rather looking sad at numbers you need to pay for it going up on distributor screen. Then you take out the nozzle, put it back in to distributor and you go pay for fuel you take. So WHO the fuck leaves that fraking part IN the car intake and then drive away with that element buzzing and making noise as you drive and still NOT NOTICING THAT! How the fuck HOW! this is even possible... and why this happen constantly to the way manufacturers design distributors to have such safety feature. Bloody hell that's rise my blood pressure.
ReplyDeletesome people insist on setting the nozzle to open, so the fuel flows into their vehicle - and then they go sit down inside the car. THOSE are the people that then turn their car on, and drive off - with the fuel pump hose stuck in their car.
DeleteIt is mostly women, for some psychological reason. When ever you are at a gas station, look around, and you'll see that men stand there clamping the fuel nozzle open with their hand, gripping the lever, but women click the lever to open, then get back into their car and sit down.
Wait, you can set the nozzle to open and leave it... quoting Benny, "Truth is, the game was rigged from the start." We can't do that, fuel will flow ONLY when we hold the trigger, you let it go, distributor stop pumping. It's a "fun" game when you try to pomp exactly the amount of fuel you have the money, that slight trigger pulls at the end to jump from 99.99 to 100 and not a cent more. And at the end of nozzle there is a small shut-off valve that cut the flow if detect that your tank is full and there is a danger of overflow. I suspect that, after couple of vids of fuel overflow tank on station in US and people film that... this is also not something distributors in US have as safety measure?
Deleteyup, someone not so smart made the handle in a way that you can set it to stay open... that small shut off valve activates when the fuel tank is full... but because the handle can be untouched, and fuel flows, people go sit in their cars until the tank is full - too lazy to stand there and play the perfect pumping game like you mentioned (exactly a dollar amount, or exactly a gallon amount)
DeleteI usually set the nozzle so I can go and clean the windshield (If the station has washer fluid and a squeegee available). In the old days, you could sometimes wedge the gas cap into the nozzle handle to make it stay on.
ReplyDeleteI guess that is one advantage for the places that still require full-service gas stations, but I wouldn't want to pay the extra money for something I can do myself.