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Subject:Re: gas tank;
From:bueses
Date:Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:51:23 -0700

on 2/28/06 5:28 PM, Evan Mac Donald at macdonald1987@SBCGLOBAL.NET wrote:

> How can you guys sleep at night, living on the edge like this...

It's all part of the process of driving a 20 + year old car-no guts no
glory?  Grin,

Tom

>
> mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:  I'm with you. I have exceeded
> 15 gallons on numerous occasions in
> various Vanagons. Some of them weren't even Syncros.
>
> Mark
>
> bueses wrote:
>
>>
>> I put 15.3 gallons in my westy today! it does hold 16 gals-ask me how I
>> know? I do have a gas can on the roof just in case-only run out when I don't
>> have the can w/ gas in it.
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>