trouble filling up

[blackberg]

Hi all,
Just picked up a 1998 discovery,

was at the gas station and I was not able to add gas.

It was almost on empty, light was on, but when I was filling up, the
pump will stop like it was full and I was topping off. it seemed air was coming out of the fill hole, I had to add about 1/4 to 1/3 gallon, stop and
try again, was able to get 3 gallons in before I gave up, enough to
continue my trip


it wasnt full, because the light was off when I was done, and the gauge was up


any ideas???

many thanks

 

[healey1006]

Just a guess, but you might want to try getting gas at another station. It could be that the vapor recovery system on the pump wasn't working causing a pressure buildup in your tank.

 

[blackberg]

I tried on 2 different pumps,

after I switched pump, someone got to thepump I was usin g and he had no trouble

my bad luck???

 

[joey]

Your vent line is clogged coming from the tank.

 

[blackberg]

How would I go about fixing it?

thanks

 

[joey]

Shouldn't be hard, if you look under the fender by the rear tire you should see the main gas line, and also a vent tube... I would make sure the main line is not kinked, then I would replace the smaller line. Just make sure you are not smoking or near a fire when changing this.

 

[Jaak]

Try rotating the pump nozzel 90 degrees ... that sometimes helps with certain stations equipment. I have run into this in the past with a few Sunoco & Shell stations with older pumps.