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Date:         Tue, 12 Nov 1996 10:37:20 -0800
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shepard, Scott" <scott_shepard@wdi.disney.com>
Subject:      RE: 87 Vanagon GL Fuel Starvation on Down Incline/Gas tank

Happens every time, every where (that I've tried) with my '86. I just stand back...

>---------- >From: Joel Walker[SMTP:JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU] >Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 1996 10:25 AM >To: Multiple recipients of list >Subject: Re: 87 Vanagon GL Fuel Starvation on Down Incline/Gas tank > >On Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:42:29 -0600 Tonya Pope said: >>> ... I can't for the life of me prevent >>> the tank from overflowing when filling up, unless I use miniscule >>> pressure at the pump. Does anyone have any pointers as to what, if >>> anything, may be wrong. Or is this a feature? >> >>My 87 Vanagon GL has the same 'feature'. If I let the pump go until the >>automatic cut-off, I ALWAYS have fuel spitted back out. It's been that >>way since I bought it a year and a half ago. >>ANYBODY OUT THERE, PLEASE POST TO THE LIST IF THIS IS NORMAL OR IF THIS >>IS SOMETHING MORE SINISTER! > >i don't think it's anything sinister. ;) with my 88 GL, it seems to >make >a big differnce WHICH pump i use at which gas station. some pumps are >more >touchy than others. and i've noticed that in other states, the >sensitivity >of the pump cut-off also varies. > >usually! i can stick the nozzle in and hang the thing on the filler >hole, >with the handle in a vertical position, and put the little lock on. >most of >the time, it works fine. every now and then, it'll kick-back and splash >gas >out. > >so all i can advise is to try other pumps and other gas stations and >see if >it still happens. also notice if your bus is tilted one way or the >other. >there's one station in town that is "tilted" and if i get on the >high-side, >it'll always splash back. > >joel >


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