Date:         Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:06:17 -0800
Reply-To:     Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: gas tank; no gauge, no odo ...
Comments: To: Luke Sponholz <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
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Well, it happened to me once.  I drove cross country that way.  Had to look
at the map always and decide where I must stop for gas.  It did not always
work.  Ran out twice.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Luke Sponholz" <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: gas tank;


You want to hear living on the edge?  How about having a
non-functioning gas gauge and a non-functioning odometer?  :-D


On 2/28/06, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> How can you guys sleep at night, living on the edge like this...
>
> mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:  I'm with you. I have
> exceeded 15 gallons on numerous occasions in
> various Vanagons. Some of them weren't even Syncros.
>
> Mark
>
> bueses wrote:
>
> >
> >I put 15.3 gallons in my westy today! it does hold 16 gals-ask me how I
> >know? I do have a gas can on the roof just in case-only run out when I
> >don't
> >have the can w/ gas in it.
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>Bob Mac wrote:
> >>What's the deal with my gas tank. I ran out of gas the other day. put 2
> >>gal in, drove 1 block. filled the tank 12 1/2 gal. That's 14 1/2 gal
> >>total. I thought the tank in these was 16 gal. or is this like the
> >>propane tank that's supposed to hold 3 gal but only holds 2.3 gal. Does
> >>the reserve tank have a secret lever to pull, hidden somewhere.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>


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1985 Brown Vanagon GL 4spd "Compost"


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