Is this a syncro? If so, then they go to about 45 litres OK and then very
slowly to 70

Clive
'88 Syncro Transporter

----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: problems filling gas tank

> I had this happen on a 91 syncro.  Come to find out that the PO had
replaced the big
> rubber hose from the filler to the metal pipe with a Gates hose.  The hose
had
> collaped and I had to dribble the fuel in.  I found the problem by taking
the fuel collar
> off - not difficult to do.  Good luck.  Malcolm
>
> On 3 Sep 2002 at 7:38, Meghan Davis wrote:
>
> > Our gas tank does this thing where when the tank is about half full
> > the auto-fill clicks off and you have to verryy slooowly fill up the
> > rest of the tank by manually easing the gas in...anybody else heard of
> > this?