At 10:12 5/10/2000, Pabst Michael wrote: >VW changed the filler tube around 88 by adding a ball valve which eliminates >the spills. Costs around 100 bucks, remove old / install new is easy. There might be an issue because the US-spec fillers have a blocking plate with a 1-inch hole covered by a flap valve, so that they can only be filled from unleaded (or diesel!) nozzles. This has ceased to be a practical issue since you can't get leaded gas here anymore, but I believe the law is still on the books. david David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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