Harpoon said:
I developed this problem on a Parker 25 a few years ago. You don't make any friends at the fuel dock.
The trouble was a clogged air vent. It's remarkable how the salt and scale can build up there. Pull your vent line off the tank and blow outward. If there is an obstruction it will be obvious.
I switched to a Gemlux flush vent.
Yes, check the vent first as mentioned. In addition if the vent hose was installed with a low loop, it can fill with fuel or even water from splash and that can trip the fuel nozzle. Insect nests in vent lines are also common. Vent hoses should have no loop or preferably a high loop in the run. A high loop is one where the hose actually is higher than the vent fitting connection. That insures that any fuel that gets into it will drain back to the tank and any minor water will drain out. If there is a low spot and liquid gets in it, the air pressure of the fueling may not be enough to move the liquid block and the back pressure is what trips the nozzle
To be sure of free flow, you may need to disconnect the vent hose at the tanks and see if it is unrestricted.
In rare ( and not so rare ) cases, the fill line is blocked, often by foreign objects that got into it.( like bottle caps, paper or plastic seals from additive bottles etc.)
If the fuel nozzle trips quicker when the tank is more full when refueling than it does when the tank is relatively empty, the likely cause is a blocked vent.
I don't know if you have a separate vent or a combo fuel fill. Either type can get blocked.
If the hoses were previously replaced, it is possible that they were not routed correctly. Either one could have a liquid block due to low points