People have written: "Very true on not passing the emissions test." and "Your van may not be able to be licensed if you knock out the restriction." This may be true for gasoline vehicles, but the original question about how to do this was being asked because David is converting a gas Vanagon to a diesel Vanagon. If the unleaded fuel only restrictor was in there, it wouldn't matter whether you could pass inspection or not, because you'd never be able to fill your gas tank - at least not without a funnel! The diesel fuel pump nozzles at gas stations are larger in diameter then the unleaded ones. Hence the restrictor - so you cannot put leaded or diesel fuel into your unleaded fuel only vehicle. I don't think there would be any reason to knock out the restrictor for a gasoline-fueled vehicle, unless perhaps you were traveling somewhere abroad where you might encounter larger nozzles at the pumps. Can anyone who has a diesel Vanagon describe what their fuel filler neck opening looks like, and preferably how it differs from the unleaded fuel filler neck opening? Thanks very much! Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport, ME ' 90 Syncro |
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