Date:         Thu, 15 Feb 2001 01:44:22 -0600
Reply-To:     Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: 1985 Vanagon fuel overflow?
Comments: To: KG KG <ppg1@hotmail.com>
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I would  think 2 gallons of gas on the concrete/asphalt would certainly wet
200 square feet of pavement for sure.  Anybody else got an opinion on this?

DM&FS
----- Original Message -----
From: "KG KG" <ppg1@hotmail.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: Re: 1985 Vanagon fuel overflow?


> My 85 GL has always like to spill out gas when I fill it up.  I don't know
> why it does it, but I just watch the pump and fill more slowly when it
> starts to get filled up. It has never spilled out gallons, but it splashes
a
> bit out if I leave the gas pump on fully till it shuts off by itself.
> Kim
>
>
> Hello, I'm new to the list and new to Vanagons...  Being a lifelong
> >air-cooled guy I have a few things to learn.  I recently experienced
major
> >fuel spillage when fueling my Vanagon.  It seems that when the tank got
> >full
> >and "burped", kicking the pump off, a couple (?) of  gallons of gas
spilled
> >on the ground underneath the fuel tank.  I looked under the van and the
> >fuel
> >appeared to be coming from above the tank...anybody experience this?  Any
> >ideas before I pull the tank and begin diagnosis the hard way?
>
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