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Niffy
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 Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:02 am Post subject: Fuel spill |
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How the feck do you not get fuel everywhere when filling up... all inside the luggage holder tub thing etc...
I'm in the habit now of wrapping some paper around the nozzle when filling up.
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Innocenti
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: |
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yea is a pain only way ive found is to fill up as slow as poss and get ready for when pump clicks off ....or you end up with a bowl of petrol and it all pissing out the breather !!!!!!!!!!!! 
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scoots
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Point the nozzle to the back of the scooter,with the Handle over the bucket,and you should be ok.
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suit scoot
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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1) put the nozzle in
2) pull the trigger (but not all the way)
3) wait till it clicks
4) stop
5) take nozzle out and replace in holder provided.
6) go and pay (optional)
or if your a chav in a clapped out nova. fill cans + tank to the brim and then drive off!!!
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Niffy
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russpeed
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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I just remove underseat if it's got anything in it, if not I don't bother.
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Outlaw
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| Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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As said before take it nice and slow and be quick on the trigger, Only over filled once and that was on the way to skegg so under seat full of wifes bits she was not happy  made me laugh though
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smirnoff
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| Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Twice I've had a faulty pump where the auto cut off didn't work. 
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arizonasteve
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| Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 3:42 am Post subject: Fuel Spills |
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| I bought one of these: McCuff.com |
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Maver
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| Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Fuel Spills |
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| arizonasteve wrote: | | I bought one of these: McCuff.com |
....and the yanks on modern vespa don't rate them 
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jetjet200
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| Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: Remove underseat storage |
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| I always remove my underseat storage tray. You can be as careful as you like, but that won't help you when you've got a dodgy pump that doesn't cut off when it should. |
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Jason
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Is that not a bit dodgy if the fuel spills out over a hot exposed engine?  |
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aa-gts
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Petrol needs a spark to ignite.
You can drop petrol onto a hot surface all day long and it still wont go bang - but yeah, I still wouldn't be too sure that removing the tray and risk spilling petrol on the engine is a good idea |
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Maver
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:06 pm Post subject: |
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true petrol does need a spark to ignite and bearing that in mind i'd much rather have a few drops of petrol spill onto my engine because i took my storage thingy out rather than have my petrol soaked tent / flight jacket / underpants explode in a fireball at the rally because i didn't
i think we just need to be careful when we fill up, there are some dodgy pumps out there 
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jetjet200
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| Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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| aa-gts wrote: | Petrol needs a spark to ignite.
You can drop petrol onto a hot surface all day long and it still wont go bang - but yeah, I still wouldn't be too sure that removing the tray and risk spilling petrol on the engine is a good idea |
Geez... I think you're getting a bit carried away, gents. The worst that's gonna happen is petrol dripping over the rear plastic mudguard. It's not like I'm suggestion you point the fuel nozzle at a hot engine and then pull the trigger. |
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