> amount reserved because it cannot be drawn out of the tank?  You must have
> heard how that last bit of gas is full of all sorts of unnatural stuff
which
> can do evil things to an FI systems.

For that very reason I am loathe to actually put the system to the test.  I
am still searching for a lever somewhere that I can flip over to find that
"hidden" 2.5 gallons...

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 11:46 PM
Subject: Re: Syncro "reserve" fuel capacity

> Brent,
> I recall being able to get 16 gallons of fuel into my Syncro with a lot of
> nursing
> right to the very brim.  Now do I hear 16.5?  You have piqued my curiosity
> and as much as I hate carry a can of gas in the van, I am going for it
too.
>
> I wonder if the reserve means it is the amount held in reserve to be used
> after a prudent person would have already stopped to refill or, it is the

> Rich