Is your tank smaller than that on a Westy or 7 pass?  I can get real close
to 300 miles per tank.  Perhaps your gauge is reading off and you're never
getting into the bottom half of your tank?

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Shinosky" <One88maroon@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 1:12 AM
Subject: Extra gas tank for weekender?

>     I took my 88 Weekender on a long round trip to Las Vegas, a first long
> trip since I bought it. It ran beautiful both ways between 70 to 85 mph
> (50-60 on mountain climbing).
> The only beef I have about my Weekender is its small gas tank which I have
to
> fill up every three hours or 180-200 miles (140 miles with a sign saying,
> "next gas stop 45 miles")...
>     Is there any thread out there about adding an extra gas tank to the
> Vanagon? Ever thought of replacing the spare tire with spare tire gas tank
> and hook up to the existing gas tank? Any ideas? Would love to see the
> Vanagon gas range being stretched a bit...
>
> James
> W88kender
> Anaheim, Calif