Date:         Tue, 5 Mar 2002 10:24:38 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Sullivan <gersil0@LYCOS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Sullivan <gersil0@LYCOS.COM>
Organization: Lycos Mail  (http://mail.lycos.com:80)
Subject:      Re: Fuel guage question--1988 model
Comments: To: Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM>
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My '82 D-Westy acts the same.
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On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:16:23
 Vanagon man wrote:
>Volks,
>
>I have a weird fuel gauge, and want to see if this is normal, or if it can be fixed without fooling with float, etc.
>
>Well, when I fill up, it goes past full a hair or two........I get 150 miles on the first half of a tank, and am in the upper edge of the red reserve zone 50-60 miles later...when I get gas, it is around 12 gallons, meaning that that there is around 4 gallons left.
>
>Is this gauge acting normal?
>
>Adam P
>
>81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick)
>70 Single Cab "Whitey"
>74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
>73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
>1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
>1984 Partsmobile (for sale)
>Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
>


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