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Subject:Range on a tank of gas?
From:Jay Brown
Date:Wed, 2 Apr 2003 16:56:56 -0500

I seem to be having some problems with the gas gauge in my '85 Westy.  After
filling up, I get about 160 miles before I am at about 1/8 of a tank.  When
I fill up the next time, I can only fit about 11 gallons in the tank.  As I
recall, the tank in my Westy is a bit over 14 gallons, so this doesn't quite
add up...

What type of range should I expect with a stock 1.9L in a lightly loaded '85
Westy?  I thought about just driving her until she runs out of gas to see
how far I can get on a tank, but I can't imagine the fuel pump would be too
fond of that little experiment...

                                                Thanks in advance,
                                                Jay Brown
                                                '72 Hardtop Camper
                                                '85 Vanagon Westfalia
                                                http://www.geocities.com/vwcamper72

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