stillmarried
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- 2017 ExplorerLimited 3.5L
Drove the Ex about 2.5 hours in cold, about 3 degree F weather, and stopped to get gas. Could not get the gas station nozzle into the fuel tank capless fuel filler inner door. I poked and poked, trying not to break anything, finally when I gave it a good jab, apparently the scraping of my knuckle and skin on the outer rim of the outer gas door opening, (or possibly the force of the nozzle), opened the little silver door in the capless fuel filler opening. Best guess is that the small silver door was frozen since I did not observe any debris in the area.
I was thinking about what to do the next time this happens, and decided to try to put one of those plastic packets, (the ones that you squeeze to break the contents and cause a chemical reaction that you use to warm your hands), and lay the packet in the fuel entry area so that the small silver door can melt enough to get the gas station nozzle in. Any better ideas?
Now where did I put those big Band-Aids?
I was thinking about what to do the next time this happens, and decided to try to put one of those plastic packets, (the ones that you squeeze to break the contents and cause a chemical reaction that you use to warm your hands), and lay the packet in the fuel entry area so that the small silver door can melt enough to get the gas station nozzle in. Any better ideas?
Now where did I put those big Band-Aids?