I think everyone who owns a WBX powered machine needs to run it dry at least once. Then fill it back up, one gallon at a time, checking the guage setting with each gallon, and taking notes. That way one has a record of what the needle positions really mean.

BTDT.

John Rodgers 88 GL Driver

Jay Brown wrote:

>I seem to be having some problems with the gas gauge in my '85 Westy. After >filling up, I get about 160 miles before I am at about 1/8 of a tank. When >I fill up the next time, I can only fit about 11 gallons in the tank. As I >recall, the tank in my Westy is a bit over 14 gallons, so this doesn't quite >add up... > >What type of range should I expect with a stock 1.9L in a lightly loaded '85 >Westy? I thought about just driving her until she runs out of gas to see >how far I can get on a tank, but I can't imagine the fuel pump would be too >fond of that little experiment... > > Thanks in advance, > Jay Brown > '72 Hardtop Camper > '85 Vanagon Westfalia > http://www.geocities.com/vwcamper72 > > >