Date:         Mon, 12 May 2003 10:49:47 -0400
Reply-To:     SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
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From:         SStones <sstones@IDIRECT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
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At 07:05 AM 5/12/03 -0700, you wrote:
>I started wondering if it would be possible to install a
>syncro gas tank in my westy with a solenoid to switch between tanks. It
>seems like it should work.I'd love to hear some first hand knowledge,
>but second to that would be some good old fashioned bench racing about the
>possibility.

This topic came up many years ago, when the California Camping Crazies were
planning a trip up to Alaska or something (I may be way off on which trip
got the subject started)...  I don't know if it's too old to still be in
archives, but if I remember correctly, Busgirl Martha Rubin (Forgive my
spelling if it's wrong, Martha) was the one organizing the trip, so
searching with her name in it, or CCC or California Camping Crazies, or
Alaska or god knows what, maybe use FLANNEL as the keyword.
But, the general concensus was that it would work to install the Synchro
tank but you'd either need a separate filler neck at the back and one more
fuel pump to isolate or transfer it's contents forward to the main tank, OR
use just the existing filler neck at the front, and have two additional
fuel pumps, one to transfer fuel back to the auxiliary tank when filling,
and one to transfer fuel back forward as the main tank gets low, since the
level of the two tanks is different and the surface level of a full front
tank is much lower than the surface of a full rear tank.  Wow, that's a run
on sentence, sorry.
But yes, I agree with you, People who have familiarity with both tanks
should bounce the idea around on the list again, and if any of you actually
did do a successful install of an auxiliary tank back then, let us know so
we can show our awe.  :)