Never filled up a car yet, quick question.
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How do you mean?
Man im gonna struggle aint i, i passed first time yet i cant poor petrol into my car, i dowsed myself in unleaded when trying to use a jerry car, interesting incident that was which my mate found highly humerous.
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This is correct, but how petrol pumps do it, I don't know 
Once you've filled your car up once, you will know the capacity of your tank in litres, and the rough cost, so you will know for next time when you are nearly at a full tank.
Rgds
Once you've filled your car up once, you will know the capacity of your tank in litres, and the rough cost, so you will know for next time when you are nearly at a full tank.
Rgds
This is correct, but how petrol pumps do is, I don't know
Once you've filled your car up once, you will know the capacity of your tank in litres, and the rough cost, so you will know for next time when you are nearly at a full tank.
Rgds
Suppose, i just hope the thing cuts out because it will be very interesting if it dosnt..
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Look up the capacity of your tank first and then you can keep a check on how much fuel you put in. Most of the time the cut-out is pretty reliable, but on my Focus Diesel you have to be on the ball and listen out for a final swirl of fuel because for some reason the cut-out doesn't kick in as quickly as it should on this car and you can spill some fuel.
Rgds
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Suppose your right
Worrying about nothing eh, just wanted to make sure
About 8 days until i can afford to get it running, man this is killllling me!!
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... I had to Google how the petrol pump switches itself off
http://www.wonderquest.com/sleeping-birds-gas-nozzles-cold-hospitals.htm#gas-nozzles
Rgds
http://www.wonderquest.com/sleeping-birds-gas-nozzles-cold-hospitals.htm#gas-nozzles
Rgds
A few vans I have filled up never cut out on time due to low angle from filler to tank. And busses im sure just drive about with the hoses still pouring the stuff out!
Did your instructor not cover basic things like filling up the car?!
Mine didn't, its not exactly hard lol. I didn't know that it cut out either but i found out when i was going to put £40 worth in like i usually do but it only went to £30 odd due to the lower prices.
[TW]Fox;13365719 said:
Not always. I had the misfortune of being covered in petrol after a pump failed to cut out. It built up pressure and finally sprayed out of the hole everywhere whilst the pump was still going.
It was quite a dangerous situation but the staff at the petrol station didn't seem to care. "It does that sometimes."
BP didn't care either. Apparently my car which filled up every other time and cut out perfectly was faulty, not the mechanism on their pump.
1) Stick nozzle in car
2) Squeeze the handle
3) Stick the screw part of the filler cap in the space below the handle and the bottom of the nozzle to hold it up
4) Stand back and put hands in pockets to keep them warm
5) When it goes click, the tank is full.
*steps 3 and 4 may not be legal.
2) Squeeze the handle
3) Stick the screw part of the filler cap in the space below the handle and the bottom of the nozzle to hold it up
4) Stand back and put hands in pockets to keep them warm
5) When it goes click, the tank is full.
*steps 3 and 4 may not be legal.
Isn't that like erm dangerous and prohibited at petrol stations
Prohibited yes, dangerous no (just like mobile phones)
You can't set petrol on fire using a lit cigarette.