Originally Posted By minivan
Originally Posted By ruderunner
I have a theory and maybe some old timers can confirm...

Wonder if pumps today have a higher flow rate than in the 60s?


There are hi flow pumps but not sure if they are used at commercial service stations..

I worked at a gas station in High school when gas was 30 cents a gallon.. I can tell you that the price numbers turn a lot faster than they used to.. The pumps we had were mechanical readouts, not digital like todays......


Today's gasoline pumps for cars have a slower restricted flow rate than they used to have. They can't pump faster than 10 gallons per minutes to minimize over fills and spillage. Federal law.