With or without towing an RV - driving in the US can be a challenge. Perhaps one of the most frustrating situations occurs in California for owners of Dodge Ram 1500's (2015-19). These poor folks (yours truly included) can spend up to an hour trying to pry, twist or pull the gas nozzle out of their fueling port each time they stop to fill up at a station using EVR gas nozzles. Those are the ones with a hard rubber bellows covering the nozzle (designed, they say, to prevent the escape of unwanted vapors). These nozzles are used throughout southern California and perhaps other places too.
That happened to me twice... and then I got mad... mad enough to figure out what the problem was and how to fix it. The problem wasn't the angle of the gas fill neck (as discussed in the owners' forums) and it wasn't just bad luck. Seems the top of the fuel fill neck (on 2015-19 models) has a lip and the rubber EVR nozzle catches on that lip when you try to remove it after filling up. Determined to never get 'stuck' again, I experimented with a few possible solutions and came up with a simple to use and easy to store fixer. I call it the RAMJAM BUSTER.
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No more hours spent in blazing heat or pouring rain trying to pry the gas nozzle out with your fingers or a screw driver. No more missed appointments and no more angst as you try to find a gas station without the confounding EVR gas nozzles.
If you, or anyone you know, has a 2015-19 Dodge RAM 1500 and would like to know more about this fix - please contact me at ramjambuster@gmail.com. Thanks.
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PS: As you've probably figured out, we're back from our camping trip. While the trip did not unfold as we had envisioned, all parties are home safe and sound. We're now in 'fall mode' which involves preparing home, gardens and toys for the upcoming fall and winter. And, yes, we're going to head south again... and looking forward to it. Bye for now.. CJ
