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OK, here is what I have found. Courtesy Joe Moot on Facebook for some tips. Joe got a small "car" pump hose stuck in his fill and ended up ripping the "easy fill" device out. I am having a similar issue as one pump wouldn't fit and another was very hard to insert, both of the "small car" type. Even my funnel was very hard to put in.
I decided to remove it as Joe had done. He advised me it just has to have the tabs removed and then you can pry off the green plastic. I modified his a little bit by inserting a wire tie under each tab and then prying up with a screw driver. The wire ties hold the tabs open so they don't need to be broken and will be fine if you need to reverse this. The entire operation took 15 minutes. Also it is totally reversible I think as all I need to do is put the components back in and press into place. Joe ended up down to metal but on mine I still have a plastic collar which seems to seal dirt still but appears to be large enough to accept the big boy pumps at truck stops. I put my funnel in and still have close to 1/2" clearance.
Further, Joe used a rubber pipe cap to close it off between fills. That works great but it is a little tight, so there might be something out there that can substitute for a better fit. By the way, Joe cautions that it is better to remove the painted door over the fill area as it is very costly if you end up breaking it. I was careful and it worked out OK.
Note on one photo you see the green thing is gone but there is a black plastic thing still there. It just lifts off and will be stored for if I want to change back to stock. That leaves the white plastic I didn't remove.
The photos seem to be in some random sort of order, sorry.
I decided to remove it as Joe had done. He advised me it just has to have the tabs removed and then you can pry off the green plastic. I modified his a little bit by inserting a wire tie under each tab and then prying up with a screw driver. The wire ties hold the tabs open so they don't need to be broken and will be fine if you need to reverse this. The entire operation took 15 minutes. Also it is totally reversible I think as all I need to do is put the components back in and press into place. Joe ended up down to metal but on mine I still have a plastic collar which seems to seal dirt still but appears to be large enough to accept the big boy pumps at truck stops. I put my funnel in and still have close to 1/2" clearance.
Further, Joe used a rubber pipe cap to close it off between fills. That works great but it is a little tight, so there might be something out there that can substitute for a better fit. By the way, Joe cautions that it is better to remove the painted door over the fill area as it is very costly if you end up breaking it. I was careful and it worked out OK.
Note on one photo you see the green thing is gone but there is a black plastic thing still there. It just lifts off and will be stored for if I want to change back to stock. That leaves the white plastic I didn't remove.
The photos seem to be in some random sort of order, sorry.