Gas always splashes out at the pump

"Nose Down" usually helps if you can do it. Park it with the rear of the car higher than the front so gravity helps keep the gas down.
 
Hook line and sinker, yes one should know when to stop pumping gas. I don't always time it right on my cars old or otherwise.
 
My turn! Children will be children, can't stop them from doing that. You have a very valid question because I hate it when it happens too! It's even worse with having to deal with the dam vapor recovery condoms that screws with the gas pressure even more. You seem to have a general grasp on when it might happen so Just use common sense, slow down, and if you don't get the tank that full to make it happen, what's big deal? At least to me.
I have to ask, do you really drive your car that much that this is a issue that you need answers for? I have no idea when the last time I filled my 300's tank, or my A100, I don't drive them enough to worry about it. Good Luck.
 
don't get the tank that full
I always buy a specific dollar amount of fuel (like $20 on pump #1). Once I have driven the car enough (and bought gas), I know by the gauge reading about how much I can put in to get near full.
 
I don't remember, is the filler behind the license plate? If so, what I do with my Fury and Road Runner is hold the nozzle straight up and down so the tube is turned down in the filler tube and control the handle by hand and pump it slowly. Since I started doing it this way I haven't had a spill.
 
I like the small splash at the end, makes me feel like I'm in NASCAR. :lol:

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Memory says that Mopars always burp back unless you pump real slow towards the end. Pointing the car with the front end down helps but you run the risk over filling the tank. Did I repeat that? Ooops!
 
I always watch the gallons on everything I fill up and usually try to stop just short of a full tank to prevent that, even on my DD.
 
For those who do not know or forgotten that back in the day,the leaded gas nozzles at the pump were larger in diameter--and so were the filler necks.
By 1984 or so filler necks were smaller and could not accept the leaded gas nozzles.
Plus filler necks had baffles and flaps etc. Our old cars had none of that.
Leaded gas was gone for good shortly after that and the unleaded gas nozzles went smaller and still are today.
(My 1983 K car was designed to run on both leaded and unleaded gas and had the large filler neck for the leaded gas nozzle,BTW)

I fill up and listen by ear. I also do the front tip down when possible,LOL!
I can see the gas right at the neck when the BoaB is full.

Relying on a smaller unleaded gas nozzle and a larger leaded gas filler neck with no baffles is a mess waiting to happen if not paying attention.
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I fill up and listen by ear. I also do the front tip down when possible,LOL!
I can see the gas right at the neck when the BoaB is full.

Relying on a smaller unleaded gas nozzle and a larger leaded gas filler neck with no baffles is a mess waiting to happen if not paying attention.
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It's not hard if you pay attention and think outside the box, but that's way to complicated for most folks as they don't want to task saturate their one braincell!!
 
It's not hard if you pay attention and think outside the box, but that's way to complicated for most folks as they don't want to task saturate their one braincell!!
ADD,ADHD,COPD....newest one nowadays...LCS...Lack of Commom Sense
 
Mine does it all the time. I've come to expect it. What I do is fill to about 16 gallons, then shut it off and restart with the handle on the lowest setting. Fuel goes in slower but usually no splash at the end of it.

It's really no big deal except for the wasting of a little gas.

BUT!!! Don't let someone from the EPA see you doing that!! Topping off???? How dare you!!!! I'll bet you walk on the grass too!!!
 
Yep kneel down by the tank and watch the gas pump numbers and listen real carefully. Back way off when you know you are getting closer. Plus it gives you a chance to sniff the fumes to know that the gas you are putting in is fresh. Good thing is I learned to gas mine up using a gravity feed farm tank. No automatic nozzles, fill by ear listen for the gurgle.
Oh and never stand directly behind the gas opening unless you want some new perfume.
 
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