I remember reading something about the Syncro "Vanagon" (or
whatever VW vans are called down there) taxis in South
Africa actually bring a piece of wood for under the right
rear tire to raise that area up while filling the tank. I
thought about doing the same thing.

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 23:46:41 -0500
>From: Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
>Subject: Re: Gas tank fill question
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>Welcome to the real world. Your fill up problems sound
normal to me.
>Most gas pumps have such a strong pressure that the
feedback (which
>triggers the automatic shutoff) happens the moment there is
any
>splashing going on in the fill tube.
>
>A fill up on my Syncros is a time of patience, where I
trickle the fuel
>in at the slowest rate the pump will allow. I can usually
get at least
>1 gallon, and sometimes more into the tank after the first
automatic
>cutoff.
>
>it also helps to pay attention to the orientation of the
ground at the
>pump. I like to have my Syncro leaning away from the pump
and pointed a
>little downhill. Makes the fill up go a bit faster (and
closer to full
>when the automatic cutoff kicks in.)
>
>More recently it seems that several stations automatic
cutoff is even
>more sensitive than before (making fill ups all that more
of a chore.)
>Except for that one station that didn't seem to have any
automatic
>cutoff....