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You cant do that in most European countries as the trigger will need to remain engaged for the valve to stay open. So you just stand there holding the pump handle bored the entire time. I get its more safe but I wish we had the same system as they do in the US


There’s usually a little latch on the handle that you can engage so that the valve stays open and you can let go then. No need to keep glued to the pump, even in Europe.

You should still watch the pump though - you’re handling flammable substances.


IIRC some European countries forbid those latches, to ensure the pump is always actively watched.


You can always prop it open with the gas cap and let the diaphragm trigger described in the article do its job. Unless the air inlet is obstructed.


That trick doesn’t work for all cars sadly.


I have never seen a nozzle without a latch in Europe, however, 90% don’t work and just unlatch immediately.




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