Date:         Tue, 2 Nov 2004 08:32:01 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Aux fuel tank update.
Comments: To: Kenneth Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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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
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> 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.

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