Date:         Tue, 12 Jul 1994 13:17:50 -0700
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From:         cev@rocket.com (Charles E. Vaughan)
Subject:      Re: Vanagon choking when feeding gas

>.... My vanagon will simply refuse to take in gas. It shuts off the
>pump every 3 - 5 seconds. I have to feed gas as slowly as possible to avoid 
>spill. It always takes twice as much time to fill up. The problem started at
>the very first time (when the car was new) to a gas station.


My problem is similar but I bet it's related.  Mine consistently throws up 
at the end of filling the tank.  This can be avoided if I estimate the 
amount of fuel needed and manually reduce to the minimum gas delivery rate 
for the last gallon or so.  I only have it shut off early maybe 5% of the 
time.  I think the diameter of the tube is the cause.

Charlie Vaughan
'84 Vanagon GL

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