diesel fuel nozzle

lc0338 wrote:
Truck stop diesel pumps are made to fill very large tanks (18 wheeler trucks) and the pump nozzle is larger than the normal regular vehicle fuel pumps. The reason it is larger than normal is to be able to fill those large 18 wheel tanks much quicker.
I believe Dodge Ram trucks were the first to adapt the smaller trucks fuel tank fill opening to be able to use the truck stop pump nozzle. Don't know if ford or chevy have adapted over the years.

My 04 F250 will accept the larger nozzle. I don't use it much because of the higher amount of foam it creates.

I pulled into a truck stop on Interstate 5 south of Sacramento as they advertised a fair price for diesel. The nozzle wouldn't fit my diesel SUV so I headed to the car pumps. Over a dollar more per gallon! I headed further south and hit a Loves truck stop and their regular pump prices were closely aligned to the truck pumps. They have earned future business from me.

My 2000 F250 would not take the larger nozzles, not sure when Ford changed. I used a tail pipe expander to make the hole bigger so larger nozzle would fit. Now I'm run into the ones with the ring around the end and I have to hold it in place. May have to see if I can expand it a bit more.

Funny thing, my '96 F250 has tanks that fit the large diesel nozzles. Never had a problem at truck stops.

I don't use them. I have to be sooo careful or I end up with a big mess. If you get diesel on your shoes, socks, pants, etc you will be smelling diesel for the entire trip. And if it then transfers to the floor mats . . . . .