Date:         Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:00:06 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
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What's normal for a VW Bus? Many other Syncro's have the same filling
problem, but a lot of 'em have no problem at all. Normal does not
apply. I think this is abbynormal!


On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:13:05 -0700
> From:    Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Fuel Tank Weirdness
>
> Keith, I just now paid attention to your post.  For whatever reason I
> thought slow filling/inability to fill up the syncro tank was normal
> (probably because I have a similar problem with my old 74 bus and just
> figured it was the weird angle and the new style pumps).
>
> It sounds like I may have the same issue - I cannot fill the tank.
> Doesn't
> matter where I fill up, though it helps if the station does not have
> the
> bulky hose recovery vapor thingy on the end (occasionally I run
> across a
> station that does not have those).  Usually I wind up putting in
> about 10
> gallons and just letting it go at that.
>
> I do not smell fumes in the inside of the bus or anywhere around the
> outside.  I just seem to have the filling issue.
>
> Donna, 1987 Syncro