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Subject:Re: gas tank;
From:bueses
Date:Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:53:03 -0700

on 2/28/06 5:38 PM, Luke Sponholz at lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM wrote:

> You want to hear living on the edge?  How about having a
> non-functioning gas gauge and a non-functioning odometer?  :-D

Ahhh!  It's all relative-I am not anywhere close to the edge you drive on!

Tom
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>
> On 2/28/06, Evan Mac Donald <macdonald1987@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> How can you guys sleep at night, living on the edge like this...
>>
>> 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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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