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Subject:Re: does your 80-87 van spew gas all over when you top it off at
From:mad madeline
Date:Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:52:18 -0700

That's really interesting.  I actually don't top off.  What ever it is at auto shut off is what I take.  But my van is the second california vanagon I've owned, and I have never had that problem.  Did you look closely at the lip of yours where the cap fits on?  I wonder of something is bent?  No clue.  Mc

Ray Reinhard <rayreinhard@gmail.com> wrote:  Here's an idea: follow the directions on the gas pump and don't top off. There's no need  to do so (unless you're obsessed w/ having your receipt rounded to 5 or 10 ct). Having said this, I sometimes have problems even without topping off the tank. To whit, if I insert the nozzle and put the handle on auto-shut off, the nozzle will pop out and spill gas on the ground when the tank's full. And this is a California van.

Ray

  On 3/24/07, mad madeline <mac10wv@yahoo.com> wrote:  Chris, I wonder if the west coast versions, with added smog equip, have the redesigned filler neck because I've owned a 85, 86, 87, 90 and never had this shut-off problem.  Madeline

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