While I've only owned Syncros, it has been my experience that Vanagon
tanks can be notoriously difficult to fill to the top. The best way
I've found is to use a gas station where the fill up isn't level and
it leans to the left. This way, I can be assured that when I fill up,
I really fill up. On my Syncro this can be a difference of up tp 2
gallons from a "level" gas station fill up.

On Feb 28, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Bob Mac wrote:

>  What's the deal with my gas tank. I ran out of gas the other day.
> put 2
> gal in, drove 1 block. filled the tank 12 1/2 gal. That's 14 1/2 gal
> total.   I thought the tank in these was 16 gal. or is this like the
> propane tank that's supposed to hold 3 gal but only holds 2.3 gal.
> Does
> the reserve tank have a secret lever to pull, hidden somewhere.