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Date:         Wed, 15 Feb 1995 19:35:40 -0700 (MST)
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From:         rachel martin <rmart@unm.edu>
Subject:      Re: Overflow while filling the gas tank

On Wed, 15 Feb 1995, Jerry Dunham wrote:

> > Thanks for the advice. I've been fighting this one ever since I got the > Vanagon (never had it with my three bread loaves). Usually, I listen for > the sound of the thing getting near full and try to back off so that I > can catch it just before it acts silly, but some locations are near such > noisy roads (and my aged hearing isn't what it used to be ... and never > was) that I get a fountain anyway. I'll try turning the nozzle sideways > to see how that works. Does it matter which way you turn it, left or > right? > Hello, Jerry-- I turn the nozzle so that the hose end aims toward the rear of the Vanagon. But it might not make any difference if it is turned the other way. I think the "splash sensor" becomes more sensitive when the nozzle is in at a different angle. Experiment! Tom Brouillette (in Care Of): rmart@unm.edu


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