Got in on this one late. I had a full, unopened can of coleman fuel rust out on the bottom and leak all over. I still do it, rationalizing that a full can w/ no air in it for vapors to form in there, would be much safer than an a can half full. Comments on this pro or con? I carry it not to cook with, but as a spare gallon of fuel. My fuel guage is not real accurate when it gets down to the left side of the red mark. I've been told that the coleman fuel is unleaded and about 104 octane. It has run very well when I've been absent minded enough to run out in the middle of nowhere. Now I have purchased a not so cheap plastic tool box from Wal mart(14-$16) that fills the driver's side area under the rear seat of my 90 GL. I took the like off of it and not only will orange prestone sit in there vertically, but the coleman, oil bottles, etc. stay put and if one does leak, it's contained by the tool box. If you think cleaning up orange coolant is a hassle under the sound deadening material, try the coleman fuel sometime!! Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel ---------- > From: Fred Younger <f1y@CSM1.DOIT.WISC.EDU> > To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Traveling Tips ... > Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 10:05 AM > > >From: Patrick Larsen <pll@UNLINFO.UNL.EDU> > > >Just a warning regarding this tip....I have been carrying 50/50 coolant > >mixture in a 1 gallon milk jug (cloudy plastic, but see through) under my > >rear bench seat. This past weekend I opened the sliding door to a flood of > >coolant :( My first reaction was that the heater core went south, but after > >closer inspection I realized the plastic jug had developed several hairline > >cracks. I would recommend using something a bit more sturdy, like the > >container the coolant came in or perhaps a lundry detergent bottle. > > I wouldn't trust the container the coolant came in either. I stored one > under the back bench seat and it too developed a leak. Haven't tried > storing coolant there since, though the plastic oil containers haven't > leaked there (yet). > > Fred Younger > 91 vanagon gl |
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