On 11/2/04 7:37 AM, "Kenneth Wilford" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET> wrote: > Simplest is best. I had a customer come in that made his own aux tank. > It was around 12-15 gallons capacity. It looked like a long coffin > shape and was mounted (in a 2wd Vanagon) on the passenger side of the > van aproximately the length of the sliding door and right in that area > underneath the van. His filler neck just came up inside the passenger > side front wheel well and was easy to get to and required no body work. > The tank had a simple transfer pump on it so there were no problems with > venting, etc. Basically it would be like pouring extra gas into your > tank while you were going down the road. He would run the pump until it > pumped the main tank up again and then shut the pump off. All while he > was still driving. He took several trips to Alaska and said this > feature came in very handy. > > Just FYI. > > Thanks, > Ken Wilford > John 3:16 > http://www.vanagain.com > http://www.strictlyvwauctions.com > http://www.eurovan.org > http://www.vwcabrio.org > Phone: (856)-327-4936 > Fax: (856)-327-2242 This is the technique I was looking at with about a 5 gallon tank in that spot. I just couldn¹t figure out how to get a filler to it. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver.com |
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