I think everyone who owns a WBX powered machine needs to run it dry at
least once. Then fill it back up, one gallon at a time, checking the
guage setting with each gallon, and taking notes. That way one has a
record of what the needle positions really mean.

BTDT.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Jay Brown wrote:

>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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