I have a round 9L gas emergency gas can that fits inside my spare tire under then van (15" SA Rhein Wheels). One of these days I will get aorund to installing the Stainless Steel SA gas tank that fits under the sliding door, I will have a total capacity of 120L or more all together. Chris On 6/7/05, Larry Himli <lhimli@msn.com> wrote: > Hi, I bought my 87 Westy early last year and put alot of dough into it. I > had a severe case of vanagon syndrome and was about at wit's end when I > found an excellent VW fixer, Mike in Minneapolis. He didn't want to believe > the computer was the problem so he tried all kinds of troubleshooting > sensors, grounding, AFM fixes but finally replaced the computer ($200 with > labor) and I'm back to loving Westies (fourth one but last was twenty years > ago). In January I left St. Paul and travelled south and spent time in > Arizona and California before joining a bunch of fellow retirees in Laughlin > NV for a week of golfing. From there I travelled to Florida and up the > east coast and back to Minnesota. Over 12K miles and not a single problem. > Cruised along at 70-75 with no effort. Just wanted to let some know that > every trip doesn't involve significant problems. I'm about ready to head > out again for Glacier and Banff parks for a month of camping, etc. with an > old high school buddy. WHERE do folks keep their gas cans? I've seen them > strapped to the top luggage area, welcome suggestions. Thanks > Larrry > |
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