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A fuel-transfer system is provided for a fuel system of a vehicle. The fuel-transfer system includes a filler neck and a fuel tank having top and bottom walls. The fuel-transfer system includes a tube and a fuel conductor. The fuel conductor includes a housing and a diverter valve positioned to lie

A fuel-transfer system is provided for a fuel system of a vehicle. The fuel-transfer system includes a filler neck and a fuel tank having top and bottom walls. The fuel-transfer system includes a tube and a fuel conductor. The fuel conductor includes a housing and a diverter valve positioned to lie in the housing. The diverter valve is configured to intercept and guide the tube through an outlet of the housing into a fuel tank.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel-transfer system for communicating fuel into a fuel tank including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from the top wall, the system comprisinga filler neck configured to receive fuel anda fuel conductor adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank and filler neck, th

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A fuel-transfer system for communicating fuel into a fuel tank including a top wall and a bottom wall spaced apart from the top wall, the system comprisinga filler neck configured to receive fuel anda fuel conductor adapted to be coupled to a fuel tank and filler neck, the fuel conductor including a housing and a diverter valve, the housing being formed to include an inlet in communication with the filler neck, an outlet in communication with the fuel tank, and a transfer channel extending between the inlet and outlet, the diverter valve being positioned to lie in the transfer channel for movement along a central axis between a closed position substantially blocking the inlet from the outlet and an opened position permitting communication between the inlet and outlet through the transfer channel, the diverter valve being adapted to intercept and guide a tube moving through the filler neck into the transfer channel toward a bottom wall of the fuel tank.