yes, well, i guess our pumps in santa cruz don't flow low enough to
prevent the kickback.  even when i try to hold it at its minimum
(withouth shutting off) i can at best get another third of a gallon.

but the vents may be blocked, i've not checked that out.

bill

On Friday, August 16, 2002, at 12:04 PM, KimBrennan@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/16/02 2:52:38 PM, dragonlist@IPMTS.UCSC.EDU
> writes:
>
>> supposed to be 18.5 gallons, but i can never get more than 15 or so in
>> there.  standard problem, but it means either (a) i always have about
>> 3.5 gallons when it reads below reserve, or (b) it won't fill
>> completely and i am getting about 30 miles to the gallon on the tank
>> full (just kidding, i get 14-15, usually) .
>
> I'm reminded of the previous article by Pensioner....
>
> Be patient. When filling up the tank in a Syncro, I can almost always
> put
> another gallon in after the first cut off. I filled mine last night.
> Put in
> 17.5 gallons. First cut off was at 16.7 (I was a little surprised as
> normally
> most pumps first cut off is a bit earlier.
>
> When filling I have to use the slowest trickle to get it to top off
> completely (any faster and the feedback through the tank vent lines
> will tend
> to cause the auto cut off to kick in.)
>
> Curiously  I have a similar problem on my Lotus which has dual tanks
> connected by hoses. The slowness of the tanks to even out the fuel
> level,
> means that the cut off kicks in too early, before the tanks are
> completely
> full.
>