Date:         Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:05:43 -0800
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Spare Gas Can - was Re: LONG gear report and travelogue
Comments: To: FrankGRUN@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  <15a.80266ef.29888925@aol.com>
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Sounds very cool.  I wonder if there's one that fits the stock 14" alloy (I
have a syncro, and have to keep the spare in the rotation)?  9L would do the
trick.  I  also seem to have seen a rear spare tire carrier from VW for the
vanagon?  Seems that could be modified to hold a gerry can.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."


> From: FrankGRUN@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:24:21 EST
> To: ben@kbmc.net, vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> Subject: Spare Gas Can - was Re: LONG gear report and travelogue
>
>
> In a message dated 1/29/02 12:34:15 PM, ben@KBMC.NET writes:
>
> << Blitz, USA Spill Proof 5-gallon gas can--Biggest equipment failure of the
> trip--what a piece of junk this was.  It has a nozzle that is spring loaded
> so you can invert it and then open to fill.  Trouble is, the nozzle doesn't
> reach in far enough to open the restrictor flap on the van, so gas can't get

> snugly in the center of my Audi 5000T SpaceSaver Spare in the front spare
> holder in the vanagon. The spare is appropriate for the Audi 5000T wheels
> with 215/75X15 Yokohama's. The spare gas can (either 7 or 9 L) has not leaked
> over many years of use, and it is kept snug by the tool wrap and emergency
> sausages. Pictures on request. Hope to post on Alistair Bell's web site if
> space permits.
>
> Frank Grunthaner
>
>