RE: [alfa] Can't get full tank of gas in my Milano

["John Paradiso" <johnp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Derek:
No direct experience, but have a look at this:
http://www.joesspiderweb.com/gastankfix.html

HTH

John Paradiso
92 Spider Veloce


>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On 
>Behalf Of Derek Ealy
>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 11:55 AM
>To: alfa-digest@domain.elided
>Subject: [alfa] Can't get full tank of gas in my Milano
>
>
>Anyone know why fueling my 88 Milano Verde has always been a 
>pain? Ever 
>since I bought the car 18 months ago getting the fuel guage to 
>register a 
>full tank of gas has only happened a few times. I usually spend a fair 
>amount of time trying to top off the tank since for some 
>reason the gas 
>pumps always stop short.
>
>Well today I went through the usual fueling machinations. I 
>even turned the 
>filler upside down in the recepticle and topped it off several 
>times. When I 
>got in the car today the fuel guage said I only had 3/4's of a 
>tank of gas! 
>Now this is the worst instance of this by far. And now that I 
>think about it 
>I seem to recall that the past couple times I filled up that 
>that the pumps 
>stopped with even less fuel than usual. So maybe the problem 
>is getting 
>worse.
>
>This is a really annoying problem, its bad enough that gas is 
>$2.29/gal 
>where I live, but having to visit the gas station more frequently than 
>necessary is just going to piss me off even more.
>
>I don't know what could possibly be going on in the fuel 
>system that would 
>be causing this problem. As with so many things with this car, 
>I've never 
>experienced behavior like this before in any previous car I've owned.
>
>Any suggestions on a way to remedy this?
>
>Thanks, Derek
>
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