David,

Do you mean that if the gauge is correctly adjusted, empty should really mean
empty?  That doesn't seem to be anybody's experience.

Jeanne

----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: "reserve" fuel capacity

> 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"