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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Diesel Pump Nozzles I went to fill up at a Shell station where I have filled before, but tried to use a different pump today. The nozzle was much larger than on the other pumps and would not fit into my fill tube. Are there different sized nozzles, like there used to be with leaded and unleaded gasoline pumps? (New to diesel and still learning.) | ||
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Dieselburns Expert Date registered: May 2006 Location: New York, Long Island Vehicle(s): 78' MB 300D 87 Chief Cherokee Posts: 2251 | Re: Diesel Pump Nozzles hahaha! Yes there are different type of nozzles especially, the diesel pumps at a 18 wheeler station! Did the pump also say that the person who was there paid like 250$ on diesel! | ||
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DUTCH Administrator Doppelgänger Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, GA, Atlanta Vehicle(s): 2015 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI,2018 Sprinter Posts: 9963 | Re: Diesel Pump Nozzles Dieselburns - 1/14/2007 5:50 PM hahaha! Yes there are different type of nozzles especially, the diesel pumps at a 18 wheeler station! Did the pump also say that the person who was there paid like 250$ on diesel! Nope. It was a plain vanilla convenience store setup. It was being run by a Patel, so he could have found his pump nozzles piece by piece at a bargain price. | ||
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jdc1244 Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Diesel Pump Nozzles There are three kinds of nozzles I’ve come across. The ones at the big-rig pump, which I’ve never used, large nozzles for non-tractor/trailer trucks, and nozzles that are smaller, about the size of an old leaded pump. The non-tractor/trailer nozzle just fits my filler tube – it wedges tight under an arched brace about half way down and is sometimes hard to extract. Those are combo truck and car nozzles. I like them b/c the tank fills quickly but you have to manually shut them off or you’ll get a spill. | ||
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ForcedInduction Regular Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Federal Heights, CO Vehicle(s): 1980 240D 3.0VNT Posts: 89 | RE: Diesel Pump Nozzles I've used the big-rig nozzles before. The key is to throttle the flow to minimize foam and overflow. | ||
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BenzDieselTuner Date registered: Dec 1899 Location: Vehicle(s): | RE: Diesel Pump Nozzles ForcedInduction - 1/15/2007 3:58 AM I've used the big-rig nozzles before. The key is to throttle the flow to minimize foam and overflow. exactly well put...... | ||
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VonEpp W124 Host Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Vehicle(s): w114, w124 & w460 Posts: 357 | Re: Diesel Pump Nozzles In Australia all Diesel pumps must be labled "Warning! Diesel" and you actually must push a lever for the pump to operate. We also have High Capacity Diesel pumps here, again there is a warning and a lever that must be operated for the pump to operate. A High Capacity pump can fill my W460 from empty in well under a minute. | ||
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Roch207 Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Palmetto State Vehicle(s): 2005 E320 CDI, 2010 Silverado 2500HD Posts: 3749 | Re: Diesel Pump Nozzles Yea, what they said. I used a big rig pump on the Pennsylvania Turnpike once and made the mistake of using the autofill holder. BIG MISTAKE. Fuel shot like 8 feet from the filler and all over the pump. The TT drivers all had a good laugh. | ||
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Dieselburns Expert Date registered: May 2006 Location: New York, Long Island Vehicle(s): 78' MB 300D 87 Chief Cherokee Posts: 2251 | Re: Diesel Pump Nozzles Haha! Its always an adventure when I go to the diesel pump! | ||
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ForcedInduction Regular Date registered: Sep 2006 Location: Federal Heights, CO Vehicle(s): 1980 240D 3.0VNT Posts: 89 | RE: Diesel Pump Nozzles All the diesel pumps pull from the same tank. There is no real benefit to using the large nozzles unless you are SO crunched for time that the 30 seconds can make a difference. | ||
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