Filling up a mk1

[BenL]

Does anyone else have this problem? When filling up the loon ewe second the pump clicks and it takes forever just to get 20quid into the damn thing. A mate said his old one did it so how do people fill up normally? Lol

[John]

Ade used to have the same problem with his, can't remember how he rectified it though!

[Graeme]

Mine did this and I think its the 12mm pipe from the top of the tank to the filler neck, it was kinked, just replaced it and it was fine

[16v Nova Kev]

is it the breather pipe or something. as in air has to come out the tank as fast as fuel can go in.

[mowgli]

/\ yup, thats a pretty accurate description..

i once had a transit & its previous owner was a road contracting firm.. it could take 1/2 hr to fill up.. we changed the breathers etc, in the end, i stick some fencing wire down the neck & found a blockage, so i made 2 hook shaped bits of wire (it was pretty strong 4 mm high tensile stuff) and got the blockage out. it was a lump of resin filler.. they had a sense of humour... just not a very good one.

[16v Nova Kev]

cunny funts eh.

[mowgli]

they also smashed the heater housing so it wouldn't demist.... i wasn't prepared to take the dash out, so fixed it with self tappers & a rover biscuit tin.

[16v Nova Kev]

hope you got them back.

[mowgli]

nope...but my brothjer now listens to me before purchasing a vehicle.

[Mike]

Your breather pipe on the tank is kinked or blocked.

[marc69]

I had the same prob with mine 10 years ago, but only with BP garages so just avoided them.

[BenL]

I'll check the breather pipe tonight. Thanks for the help. Just thought because my mates old MK1 did it it might have been something else.

[draper]

I had the same prob with mine 10 years ago, but only with BP garages so just avoided them.

i dont why but that actually made me laugh out loud lol

[16v Nova Kev]

stella?

[BenL]

Breather pipe was kinked, cut out the kink and put a metal sleeve in there and it fills up lovely now. Thanks people.