Since we're nearing the end of our boating season, I wanted to fill up the tank in our boat before we went out for the day. I've never filled the tank full, always stopped at $50 or so, and I almost always put in more gas than we actually use anyway.
While pumping I could hear it was getting full, so I moved closer ready to pull out the handle after it stopped when SPLASH!!! Green gasoline sprayed out the fill hole all over me (even in my face), the pump and the ground. The handle finally clicked itself off after at least one second, closer to two, of gas gushing out.
One second doesn't sound like much, but trust me it is when gas is pouring out.
After it stopped I grabbed a towel and quickly wiped down the boat and myself. Of course, I smelled horrible the rest of the day. When we got home I re-waxed the area where gas ran down the side of the boat.
There is a vent next to the filler hole, but it's for the fresh water. I know this for a fact as I've seen fresh water come out of it while I filled that tank. Where is the vent hole for the GAS?
Was this a defective pump or what?
