Date:         Tue, 4 Apr 2006 15:46:32 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Useful Fuel Load
Comments: To: Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2006040415342363@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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BTDT!!

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver x2

Roger Sisler wrote:

>I told this story once,but I'll tell it here ,again.This is vanagon
>content,and may help a future strandee. I ran out of gas in my driveway. I
>had just driven home,and was going to go get gas first thing when I left
>the next time. I thought I had some gas left. Well, I went out to my
>vanagon to go somewhere,and it wouldnt run . It would start, but not
>rev.What the ?? I got out my tools and meters out and started to find out
>why.Is this  an electrical or fuel problem? After 15 minutes, I remembered
>how a vanagon runs out of gas(dont ask). The engine will start and run, but
>not rev, as the fuel in the lines is used up.The gas pressure goes down
>till all is gone.Guess I cut  the margin a bit to tight that time.I swear I
>had some gas left in there.It seems that there two types of vanagon owners.
>Those that have run out of gas, and those that have not run out of gas
>yet,but will.I went and got the lawnmower's gas can.
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