Date:         Mon, 3 Jan 2000 20:27:17 EST
Reply-To:     TStone8359@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Stone <TStone8359@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fuel tank size
Comments: To: skp@pacbell.net
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In a message dated 1/3/00 2:36:56 PM Central Standard Time, skp@PACBELL.NET
writes:

<< so if you own an 85, can you
 let me know how many gallons of fuel you take? >>

I own an '85 and had the misfortune, just after I bought it, of running out
of gas a number of times.  The tank would only hold 12 gallons.  The guage
said I still had a quarter of a tank when it ran out.  I crawled under the
van to take a look at the tank and determined that at some time in its past,
someone had jacked up the van by placing one of the lift arms on one of the
tank supports.  It pushed the support and tank in, easily explaining why the
guage was incorrect and why the tank held fewer gallons than expected.  You
might take a look.  The dent in the tank did not appear out of the ordinary
until I compared it with another Vanagon.

Tom
'71, '77 and '85 Westies