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Subject:Re: gas tank;
From:John Rodgers
Date:Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:19:04 -0600

Who sells auxilliary fuel tanks??

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver (2)

Kim Brennan wrote:

> 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:
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>>  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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