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Originally Posted by rosenkranswa
A couple times now I've had a problem filling the tank on my '29 Roadster. I would put maybe 7 or 8 gallons in the tank, pull the filler out while the level was visibly well below the opening and watched the fuel level continue to rise until it overflowed. Never done it on any other Model A or T I have. Had it happen twice in the Fall, and once in the Spring. I'm guessing it has something to do with the relative temperature of the gas going in vs the temperature of the tank itself causing the gas to expand. Very annoying when it happens and nothing to do but watch gas spill all over the cowl. Anybody else experience this?
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Had it happen 2 times myself I wouldn't say it was well below the filler, but it was below then started to rise and overflow. No screen in the tank and no rubber whatevers on the nozzle. I attributed it to the gas being cool from the ground storage and expanding in the tank as it warmed up and overflowing the filler. Real pain in the a__. much more careful now on how full is full
