At 23:59 4/17/2000, Douglas Demarest wrote: >My 86 Vanagon ran out of gas PROMPTLY as the needle hit the whitelline below >the orange zone. At least in my van, the orange zone IS the reserve. I was >used to vehicles that would seemingly run forever after the needle passed >"E". I have often put 15 or 15.5 gallons in the vanagon. The adjustment spec for both fuel and temp gauges is +/- one needle width at both full and empty. There are little dots on the face that mark off the limit -- not sure you can see them with the gauge installed. You definitely *can't* see the calibration dots on the speedo when it's installed. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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