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Date:         Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:18:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel tank capacity?
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <47D1A0D3.40706@gmail.com>
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Hey, Happy Birthday Old Guy!   :)


Seriously Mike, many happy returns!


Jake


On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Mike Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
wrote:


> In the case of analog-toilet-bowl-float-connected-to-a-rheostat type
> fuel gauges, what does the word "reserve" mean? Surely folks aren't
> expected to think that once the pointer reaches "E" they still have 0.9
> gallons left. I'm pretty distrustful of any readings close to "E".
>
> (Just keepin' the list alive on a fairly sleepy Friday -- TGIFBM58thBW!*)
>
> =========
> * Thank God It's (the) Friday Before My 58th Birthday Weekend.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
> On 3/7/2008 11:47 AM Old Volks Home wrote:
>
> > All Vanagons (2wd at least) had a 15.9 Gallon Tank.  I believe the
> "reserve
> > amount" was .9
> > --
> > Jim Thompson
> > 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> > 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> > 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
> > 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> > oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> > http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> > ***********************************
> > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 11:18 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Anyone know the total fuel tank capacity for a '91 GL?  Also, what is
> >> the "reserve" amount?  I don't have an owner's manual for mine.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> Allan
> >> --
> >> 1991 Vanagon GL
> >>
> >
>






--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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