My '82 D-Westy acts the same.
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On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 13:16:23
 Vanagon man wrote:
>Volks,
>
>I have a weird fuel gauge, and want to see if this is normal, or if it can be fixed without fooling with float, etc.
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>Well, when I fill up, it goes past full a hair or two........I get 150 miles on the first half of a tank, and am in the upper edge of the red reserve zone 50-60 miles later...when I get gas, it is around 12 gallons, meaning that that there is around 4 gallons left.
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>Is this gauge acting normal?
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>Adam P
>
>81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick)
>70 Single Cab "Whitey"
>74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
>73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
>1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
>1984 Partsmobile (for sale)
>Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
>

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