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Date:         Tue, 18 Apr 2000 03:43:08 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: "reserve" fuel capacity
Comments: To: Dldemarest@AOL.COM
In-Reply-To:  <5f.401d11c.262d3797@aol.com>
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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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