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I'm not sure exactly how it's done (I'm guessing some sort of pressure or seal mechanism), but the pumps are also designed so that if the pump isn't fit properly into the car's gas tank, the catch will automatically drop and the fuel will stop streaming. So if you start to pull the handle out of the tank while it's still pumping fuel, it'll automatically turn off