I gave him a pass on that one.. Left the door wide open for you..

 

I could not resist.
The hesitation at start up and coughing could be due to a faulty regulator in the filter. Loosing pressure after sitting still for a while. Worth a thought. See Valks thread on the matter.

 

All these over 16 gal fill ups. Either Chrysler is not telling the truth or the pumps need calibrating. Our capacity is supposed to be 15.85 gal. I don't know, would filler tube hold that much extra? It would be good to know for long trips like to the Dragon, fill to top, good to go.

 

There is a barrier that is on a float and it is supposed to help prevent over filling the gas up the filler tube and causing gas to enter the carbon filter. This barrier also prevents leekage from an overturned car. Unless the float is jammed open it should not happen too easily. Overfilling up the tube is a cause of the carbon filter filling with gasoline and setting a fault. If this float jams in the closed position it makes the gas tank very hard to fill. This is what I have gathered from previous posts and it makes sense to me.
I think the barrier stops the gas from going too high in the tank and going into the filter, the over filled gas in the filler tube will seep into the tank but not raise the level too high, keep filling the tube and the gas will get too high. It is this seeping that makes it possible to fill the tank when the barrier is jammed shut, it just takes a looooooooooong while.

 

Well, that is good to know, thanks for the info. Any ideas on how some are getting 16+ gals into the tank or is 15.85 not correct?

 

You are supposed to stop when the filler tube fills and switches of the gas pump but you can actually add more if you wait a little.