On Oct 7, 2004, at 12:53 PM, jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
>
> : I missed the orig. post but,
> : how the heck did anyone make a diesel nozzle
> : fit in an unleaded tank filler?????
>
> : they are diff. sizes for a reason, the station
> : may be liable if they had the wrong nozzle on
> : the diesel pump.
>
>
> Yeah, I've been to quite a few stations which are using the
> unleaded size nozzle on their diesel pumps. I'm not sure why -
> I would have thought any diesel vehicle would have the larger
> fill neck, so I don't think there is a need for a smaller nozzle?
>
>
> --
> -Jon-
>
>
Diesel cars need the smaller nozzle to fill up. Also the smaller nozzle
flows slower so the diesel doesn't blast back out when you get near the
top. The larger nozzle will not even fit in the neck on a diesel car.
Jeff Durling
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