At 23:59 4/17/2000, Douglas Demarest wrote:
>My 86 Vanagon ran out of gas PROMPTLY as the needle hit the whitelline below
>the orange zone.  At least in my van, the orange zone IS the reserve.  I was
>used to vehicles that would seemingly run forever after the needle passed
>"E".   I have often put 15 or 15.5 gallons in the vanagon.

The adjustment spec for both fuel and temp gauges is +/- one needle width
at both full and empty.  There are little dots on the face that mark off
the limit -- not sure you can see them with the gauge installed.  You
definitely *can't* see the calibration dots on the speedo when it's installed.

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"