Bizarre fueling situation. Issue #1 on trip.
2009 Cambria. Half a tank of fuel so let's fill the tank before heading to Bishop and some trout fishing. First station, arco, the pump keeps tripping and gas won't flow. Tried pushing the nozzle i...
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klutchdust wrote:
friend brother James. Now James is a Class A mechanic. James worked for FORD Motor Company as a "lemon fixer" When the dealers
mechanics were stumped James arrived. He said it sounded like either the vent was clogged OR some have a solenoid that shuts the fuel opening in case of vehicle rollover. He's talking cars, not motorhomes.
I am pretty certain the rollover one way valve is mechanical. No solenoid.
All gasoline vehicles, including motorhomes, have fairly sophisticated "vapor management" systems. They will have at least one, probably more, solenoid operated valves. The tank should be either at atmospheric pressure or a slight vacuum. Pressure is what kicks off the fuel fill handle.
