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Re: I'll take a shot
Posted by John [Email] (more from John) on Sun, 27 Mar 2005 17:24:55
In Reply to: I'll take a shot, Ari
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, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:10:34
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Part of the position of the gas filler has to do with the location of the gasoline pumps. Prior to the existance of the multi-island gas station the pumps were curbside. This arrangement lasted longer in Europe than in North America. Thus curb side fillers made sense. The USA went to island style filling stations fairly early on. American cars had rear fillers to accomodate pumps on either side until safety became more of an issue. Now for American made cars it is a designers call, although positioning nearer to the drivers position seems to be the current winner.
I remember certain Renault vehicles had the radiator filler and the fuel filler positioned side by side in the engine compartment (rear engine) made for a lot of fun when self-service fueling came along.
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Posts in this Thread:
- simple design & engineering questions, bing, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:31:09
- Two filler doors? Anyone?, dmz789, Fri, 25 Mar 2005 11:03:34
- Gas Filler is opposite side to Exhaust :), Trev, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:59:48
- Because tank and muffler cannot occupy the same space, dmz789, Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:15:30
- Re: Gas Filler is opposite side to Exhaust :), Nathan Work, Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:25:28
- my car has dual exhaust, markP, Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:40:39
- Re: Gas Filler is opposite side to Exhaust :), cryptical, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 20:17:06
- Left side ignition, Al S, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:45:58
- Re: simple design & engineering questions, Dean, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:30:23
- Re: simple design & engineering questions, Kenw51, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:27:14
- I'll take a shot, Ari
, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:10:34 - Not only that, but..., Noel, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:03:55
- Re: simple design & engineering questions, jp, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:45:08
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