Date:         Sun, 14 May 2006 00:17:16 -0400
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Ran out of gas? (longish read if you're bored on a Sat night.....)
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So I'm listening to some kind of wailing German opera
on the FM, enjoying the errand drive on a sunny
afternoon in my Westy, when I take the off ramp, stop
at a light, start to pull away at the green, and my
van just about completely stalls. "Pucka pucka pucka
booodllllle". Luckily I make it out of the way with
all four corners flashing. First thought was that it
felt like it starved/ran out of fuel.

I check for obvious fuel leaks in engine compartment,
and in the process end up waiting a few minutes. After
that, I fire her up and she runs. No problem.

It was a long time ago that I actually recall running
out of gas in a vehicle. Maybe even as far back as the
days in my 58 beetle (can you say "reserve tank"?
Maybe the van simply "ran out" of fuel after taking a
corner, and fuel then became accesible once on a level
road etc.(Fuel was low, so says guage, but guage iffy)
 But....

It's one of those disconcerting things. Driving,
stalling out, waiting a few, restarting, and it's all
good. Filled up with gas, and no problem since, but
"hinky" none the less.

A silly question, but has anyone had this happen to
them? Did centrufical force take its' toll on a near
empty fuel tank? Really don't want to have to trouble
shoot for an elusive electrical connection/fuel
delivery problem that may not exist.

Please and thanks,

Neil.

Neil Nicholson.
1981 air cooled Westfalia.
Cheap-o web site:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick/welcomewesty.html

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