BA6 owners beware of the Winkler tank. The tank extends aft =

toop far and requires moving or removing your auxillary gas =

heater.

Thanks,
Chris =

---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:06:57 -0600
>F=
rom: Anthony Bailey <abailey@MAC.COM>  =

>Subject: Re: Dumb fuel tank question  =

>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Wow, I just seen the price on that f=
uel tank! I'd love to be =

able to =

>carry 20+ gallons as it would sure help my '87 automatic =

Vanagon have a =

>lot longer cruising range, at 18-19 mpg that 16 gallons goes =

by pretty =

>quick. Someone else I noticed had a extra 12 gallon tank to =

use in =

>addition to the 16 gallon one, but it was pretty expensive =

too.
>Tony
>
>On Monday, February 25, 2002, at 10:10  PM, Mike Moery =
wrote:
>
>> That question has occurred to me as well.  If I could =

carry an extra ten
>> gallons of fuel, my van would have a range of ove=
r 500 =

miles!  Ken has a
>> nice replacement tank (22 gal) on his site, but th=
e =

price... ouch!
>>
>> =A0=A0=A0=A0-Mike Moery
>>      Anchorage, AK
>=
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>>  'Ol Bessie  '82TD Westy
>>
>>
>> ---=
--Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List =

[mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>> Of WVVW
>> Sent: Monda=
y, February 25, 2002 12:04 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subj=
ect: Dumb fuel tank question
>>
>> OK, I got thinking (and everybody k=
nows what happens after =

that)...
>>
>> I noticed that my neighbor's syncro has a fuel tank =

located at the rear
>> of the van, but my GL has the tank in the front.=
..
>>
>> Soooo, has anyone ever run dual tanks?  I mean, being as =

how Vanagons
>> get such wonderful gas mileage and all...
>>
>> Just =
a thought.
>>
>> Brian
>> --
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>this is coming to you fro=
m Anthony Bailey KC0HZP =

>(mailto:abailey@mac.com) Marble Hill, Missouri 63764