2000 Sunsetter can't add fuel at the pump

[Hark]

Getting her out of storage this week to summerize, and I would love to take it to a gas station to fill it up with ethanol free before I put it in the water. Problem is, when I try to fuel at the pump, the pump either shuts off or the gas comes out of the vent next to the nozzle. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have no problem adding fuel using my 5-gallon gas cans with my fluid transfer pump.

Edited May 6 by Hark

[BLSousa]

It sounds like the tank vent is plugged. In my area, mud hornets build nests in the vents. The gas can method doesn’t have a vapor lock gasket around the filler so air is allowed to release through the fill tube. 

[Hark]

13 minutes ago, BLSousa said:

It sounds like the tank vent is plugged. In my area, mud hornets build nests in the vents. The gas can method doesn’t have a vapor lock gasket around the filler so air is allowed to release through the fill tube. 

Thank you! We have mud daubers around here as well, so I bet that is it. I will take a look.

[JasonK]

A lot of people added a Racor LG50 to their fuel lines, to keep the gas from shooting out the fill hole, while filling. I think they had to be mounted up high, and if the mount fails and it hangs low, then it can cause a back-up. 

I could be wrong about them failing, but I think it's what I read.

[oldjeep]

Turn the handle sideways as you fill.  My VTX shuts the pump off frequently if I do not hold it sideways.

[Ronnie]

32 minutes ago, JasonK said:

A lot of people added a Racor LG50 to their fuel lines, to keep the gas from shooting out the fill hole, while filling. I think they had to be mounted up high, and if the mount fails and it hangs low, then it can cause a back-up. 

I could be wrong about them failing, but I think it's what I read.

Here's the solution.

[electricjohn]

Is the tank full already? 

Do you have a second fueling port on the other side of the boat like my Rlxi? Open that if you do or fill from that side.

Edited May 6 by electricjohn

[Ronnie]

Thia was a common issue back through those years. Below is a link to a DIY article that we put up back then for the LG50.

LG50 DIY article.

[Garry]

I have a '01 VLX.  I put the pump-handle upside down when filling and that work fine.  DO NOT fill it fast, otherwise when it clicks off you will get 'backwash'.   

[justgary]

I find that not putting the handle all the way into the filler will let it rock back a bit.  This seems to do the same thing.

I agree that you have to start out slowly to convince the vent to start working.  It doesn't take much extra flow to get a big burp.