My Vanagon has had this issue for the last several years.  Of course,
I haven't attempted anything quite as ambitious as a cross country
trip.

On 2/28/06, Zoltan <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
> Well, it happened to me once.  I drove cross country that way.  Had to look
> at the map always and decide where I must stop for gas.  It did not always
> work.  Ran out twice.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Luke Sponholz" <lukesponholz@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:38 PM
> Subject: Re: gas tank;
>
>
> You want to hear living on the edge?  How about having a
> non-functioning gas gauge and a non-functioning odometer?  :-D
>
>
> 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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