Well I never!

[Tanoshi]

Been driving for 55 years and learnt something new today.

 

Somewhere on your dash you'll have a fuel gauge, electronic or needle type.

A petrol pump symbol will be displayed, but, and here's the bit I never knew until today.

At the side of the pump symbol will be an arrow < (left), or > (right).

This actually indicates which side the car is filled from.

 

No more feeling like a nerd pulling up to refuel on the wrong side of the pump.

[pedro01]

Other breaking news...

 

[Daffy D]

You are not alone, I only found out about this a few months ago.

 

Diddn't have it when I started driving some looooong time ago

[canthai55]

Where is the gas cap on a 1957 Chevy ?

Could be the start of a good thread - no WWW searches - that's cheating !

[Tanoshi]

16 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

Where is the gas cap on a 1957 Chevy ?

Could be the start of a good thread - no WWW searches - that's cheating !

The gas cap would be the only thing left of a 1957 Chevy.

Kick the rust pile around a bit to find it  

 

Just found it behind the rear left light.......well what was left of it.

[Tanoshi]

33 minutes ago, pedro01 said:

Other breaking news...

 

Jeez thanks pedro.

 

At least we now know one of the missing names at the time was Leonardo DiCaprio.

[chopin2]

49 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

Been driving for 55 years and learnt something new today.

 

Somewhere on your dash you'll have a fuel gauge, electronic or needle type.b

A petrol pump symbol will be displayed, but, and here's the bit I never knew until today.

At the side of the pump symbol will be an arrow < (left), or > (right).

This actually indicates which side the car is filled from.

 

No more feeling like a nerd pulling up to refuel on the wrong side of the pump.

Thanks for the info. I'll see if i can find that indicator tomorrow..

[pgrahmm]

Sometimes it's the side that the hose is on on the pump icon....

[1happykamper]

Been driving for 55 years and learnt something new today.
 
Somewhere on your dash you'll have a fuel gauge, electronic or needle type.
A petrol pump symbol will be displayed, but, and here's the bit I never knew until today.
At the side of the pump symbol will be an arrow (right).
This actually indicates which side the car is filled from.
 
No more feeling like a nerd pulling up to refuel on the wrong side of the pump.

I'm 66 years old.. and discovered that arrow about the same age as you! Ha

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[transam]

16 hours ago, Tanoshi said:

The gas cap would be the only thing left of a 1957 Chevy.

Kick the rust pile around a bit to find it  

 

Just found it behind the rear left light.......well what was left of it.

My chum just sold a 1955 Chevy for 16,000 quid...

[Fat Prophet]

As I pull into the petrol station, if I don't know which side of the car/truck the fuel filler pipe is on, I just reach down and pull the lever for the cover over the filler pipe to pop it open and look in the rear view mirror to see which side it is on, and adjust driving direction left or right accordingly. No knowledge of arrows (or their meaning) required. 

[Jip99]

I learned that a few years ago and regularly check the panel because I have one car with the tank on the left, and one on the right.... I can never automatically remember which is which.

[tweedledee2]

On 2/20/2018 at 4:42 AM, canthai55 said:

Where is the gas cap on a 1957 Chevy ?

Could be the start of a good thread - no WWW searches - that's cheating !

Inside the left-side taillight assembly.  I didn't have to cheat.  My 4th grade teacher had a '57 4-door turquoise blue/white and I use to pump gas at my father's Phillip 66.

[tweedledee2]

There have been fuel-fill side indicators for years in the US.  At least 24 years, as my '94 Dodge PU had one. In my experience pumping gas (60's & 70's), it didn't matter what side the filler cap was located. The hoses were always long enough to reach under the other side.                  

[Daffy D]

What about those cars I've seen that have the filler cap behind the licence plate in the center of the car????

 

 

[tweedledee2]

1 hour ago, Daffy D said:

What about those cars I've seen that have the filler cap behind the licence plate in the center of the car????

 

 

 

Those were for drivers who couldn't remember something as simple as which side the re-fuel filler was on their car.   Kind of like of ambidextrous mittens.