Fuel fill nozzle/orifice. A first for this forum.
10-05-2017, 04:12 PM
#1
Fuel fill nozzle/orifice. A first for this forum.
I really did search the entire forum before posting this. Forgive me if I missed something, but here we go...
Today I decided to pour the two 5 gallon jugs of diesel that I stashed before Hurricane Irma into the 2010 GL 350.
When I was finished, I noticed that the fuel port on the vehicle did not have a spring loaded small flap closing it off from the inside. I am not referring to the extrnal door to the fuel cap. Once you open the fuel cap, I could SWEAR you had to push the nozzle through a small spring loaded cap inside the fill port. Am I imagining that, or did it somehow break off and fall into the tank?
Today I decided to pour the two 5 gallon jugs of diesel that I stashed before Hurricane Irma into the 2010 GL 350.
When I was finished, I noticed that the fuel port on the vehicle did not have a spring loaded small flap closing it off from the inside. I am not referring to the extrnal door to the fuel cap. Once you open the fuel cap, I could SWEAR you had to push the nozzle through a small spring loaded cap inside the fill port. Am I imagining that, or did it somehow break off and fall into the tank?
10-06-2017, 07:54 PM
#3
I really did search the entire forum before posting this. Forgive me if I missed something, but here we go...
Today I decided to pour the two 5 gallon jugs of diesel that I stashed before Hurricane Irma into the 2010 GL 350.
When I was finished, I noticed that the fuel port on the vehicle did not have a spring loaded small flap closing it off from the inside. I am not referring to the extrnal door to the fuel cap. Once you open the fuel cap, I could SWEAR you had to push the nozzle through a small spring loaded cap inside the fill port. Am I imagining that, or did it somehow break off and fall into the tank?
Today I decided to pour the two 5 gallon jugs of diesel that I stashed before Hurricane Irma into the 2010 GL 350.
When I was finished, I noticed that the fuel port on the vehicle did not have a spring loaded small flap closing it off from the inside. I am not referring to the extrnal door to the fuel cap. Once you open the fuel cap, I could SWEAR you had to push the nozzle through a small spring loaded cap inside the fill port. Am I imagining that, or did it somehow break off and fall into the tank?
10-06-2017, 09:24 PM
#4
Senior Member
Diesels don't have a flap because the filler neck needs to be able to accommodate the larger nozzles that you encounter at truck stops. Some manufacturers (VW, BMW) use the same neck and provide an adapter but those get messy.
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Callisto1 (10-09-2017)
10-09-2017, 06:45 PM
#5
No flappy thingie on diesels. And the large fuel nozzles don’t fit well- you need to finesse the trigger to allow only a partial stream as well as play with the angle a bit unless you want the diesel splash in your face. Even at 1/3 trigger you will fill the tank faster than the gassers anyway...
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Callisto1 (10-09-2017)
10-12-2017, 04:10 PM
#6
Senior Member
Maybe because diesel doesn't evaporate as fast as gas? I carry an adapter with me all the time. Never used it yet.
