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Originally Posted by Judge
And while I was at it, I thought I would post this as well. It mirrors what I had posted in another thread when someone thought they had a problem because the pump would kick off and they had to lower the flow rate out of the nozzle at a truck stop:
Diesel fuel dispensing nozzle fill rate:
Your vehicle has a fuel fill pipe that is able
to accept fuel up to 20 gal (76 L) per
minute from an 1.2 in (30 mm)
fuel-dispensing nozzle. Pumping fuel at
greater flow rates may result in premature
nozzle shut-off or spit back.
Truck stops have pumps and nozzles
designed for larger, heavy-duty trucks.
When refueling at truck stops: if the nozzle
shuts off repeatedly when refueling, wait
5–10 seconds; then use a slower rate of
flow, do not depress the nozzle trigger as
far.
For a standard F-550 truck, the plumbing may be different than the Omni Magnitude. I can tell you it won't take 20 gallons per minute. There is a 90 degree bend in the fuel filling pipe in the Omni / Magnitude so it will back up and start foaming at high rates and kick off the pump.
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Diesel pumps in the truck lanes have a nozzle that is about 1 3/16 or 1 1/4 inch in diameter and the pumps have a flow rate of approx 60 gallons per minutes. The diesel pumps on the car side have a nozzle size of 15/16 inch and the pumps have an EPA limited flow rate of 10 gallons per minute.
To put 75 gallons in my rig (3/4 tank) it takes about 2 minutes on the truck side and half a day (seems like) on the car side (about 9 minutes).
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