# I can't refill my car with gas!

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-cant-refill-my-car-with-gas/33747>\
**Category:** Power/Fuel\
**Tags:** pontiac, montana, gasoline, repair\
**Created:** [July 21, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-cant-refill-my-car-with-gas/33747 "2009-07-21T14:45:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chris1171](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@chris1171](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chris1171)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-cant-refill-my-car-with-gas/33747/1 "2009-07-21T14:45:59Z")

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for some reason when i try to refill my car the nozzle from the gas station will click even though i know that my car isn’t full and my gas gage doesn’t tell me accurately how much gas is still left in my car

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/i-cant-refill-my-car-with-gas/33747/2 "2009-07-21T17:49:18Z")

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Run a flexible rod of some sort down the filler neck to dislodge the stuck anti-spill check valve which can prevent normal filling of the tank. A fiberglass whip used as a flag mast on bicycles is perfect… Anything like that, even a stiff length of tubing will work…