Date:         Thu, 6 Oct 94 13:26:21 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Steve Johnson <sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com>
Subject:      Re: My first experiance with a vw *&^%@ gas gauge!!!

So Brad Hopp says:
> 
> 	Well, they went straight to the starter system with a voltmeter.  
> After finding everything checked out, one of the guys asked me how much 
> gas I have.  Given the mood I was in, and my typically smart mouthed 
> attitude I said "None, it's diesel and there is a quarter of a tank. 
> Hmmmph."  We went over to verify this fact.  The needle was just barely 
> on the red portion, and of course the tank was as dry as the Sahara.  
> What I got then was a humiliating lesson on how to read a gas gauge.
> 
> BTW  when ever it gets below 1/2 tank, it becomes very unreliable, as it 
> will "float" from empty to half full with the slightest bump/incline.    
> 

Great story Brad.  Takes guts just to tell a story like that.  I'm sure
we've all been there but don't want to discuss it.  

As far is keeping track of gas.  I just reset the trip meter and depending
on the type of driving I'm doing, I can pretty much estimate when I need
to get gas.  Typically, I don't go more than 230 miles.  I like to fill
it when it's about 1/4 tank.  I think we've had a discussion before about
how many miles one has gone before that stalling sensation started.

Cheers!

Steven

sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com