Fueling Up

[sjbaron@shaw.ca]

Any body have some tips for fueling up. No matter how slow I try to fill up my Z1 always overflows after shutoff. I know it is not vented as well as a car but very frustrating

[hoopykat]

Some tips I have tried, as I have a regurgitation problem too.

1) As soon as the pump clicks off, that's it. Don't try and overfill.
2) Sometimes I have to hold the pump nozzle upside down to get it to flow well. Again, stop after it clicks off.
3) I hold a wad of paper towels under and around the nozzle tip against the boat. They help catch any gas that might be burped back out.
4) I fill at a pump that has a sloped driveway in front of it...sloped away so the fill side of the boat is higher than the other side.

Good luck...lots of other Tigé owners have described fill-up problems.

-Mike

[sjbaron@shaw.ca]

Thanks for the tips man. Mine burps up every time after pump click-off. It takes me 15-20 minutes almost to fill up I go so slow. Definitely do not try to add more after the pump clicks off.

[Timmy!]

Do you have dual fuel filler caps? If so, open up both of them and then fill most of the way up at full speed and then once you think you're getting close, leave the "auto-fill" on the first notch and it should catch it and not overfill. You can usually hear when it's getting close.

[laserfish]

I turn the nozzle upside down for better flow (2 of our cars require the same thing) and listen closley when you think it is getting full. You will hear the gas filling up the hose to the tank. As hoopykat says, quit after the first click off, you can get a little more gas in, but it is not worth the mess.

[Dan and Christy]

Just take it nice and slow and keep an eye on it. I have tried just going to where the nozzle kicks off but all too many times the gas burps back out.

[dogbert]

I've had this problem with all my boats. The gas tanks are too flat.

[Costigan]

Same problem with me. I just try to listen for when it is getting full and check the gas gauge. It's a pain in the...

[Lunchbox]

@ss...

I don't mind finishing it...

[DieselPWR]

Do you have dual fuel filler caps? If so, open up both of them and then fill most of the way up at full speed and then once you think you're getting close, leave the "auto-fill" on the first notch and it should catch it and not overfill. You can usually hear when it's getting close.

For whatever reason, they only put one fuel filler cap on the Z1's

[buffman]

Correct one fill but I didnt have any issue filling it up...

[Graham Morris]

Some tips I have tried, as I have a regurgitation problem too.

1) As soon as the pump clicks off, that's it. Don't try and overfill.
2) Sometimes I have to hold the pump nozzle upside down to get it to flow well. Again, stop after it clicks off.
3) I hold a wad of paper towels under and around the nozzle tip against the boat. They help catch any gas that might be burped back out.
4) I fill at a pump that has a sloped driveway in front of it...sloped away so the fill side of the boat is higher than the other side.

Good luck...lots of other Tigé owners have described fill-up problems.

-Mike

I find method three with either a rag or wad of paper wrapped arounf hte nozzle and pressed onto boat catches any burp but also seems to aid filling speed. Also allows you to be closer to listen without risk of wearing it in noisy garages.

Graham

[DieselPWR]

Its a little counterintuative, but my dealer said to not stick the gas nozzle in all the way in, pull back a few inches and let it rest.

[larryueckert]

Its a little counterintuative, but my dealer said to not stick the gas nozzle in all the way in, pull back a few inches and let it rest.

thats what my wife says to

[jleger98]

I do the paper towel trick. Seems to work for catching any spillage..... but these days you gotta make sure you get every drop in the tank....getting damn expensive

I've not tried the upside-down nozzel before, I'll give that a go. but if you use the paper towels, and listen, you'll be ok.

You would think some enterprising young engineer would come up with an easy solution for this, wouldn't ya?