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Subject:Re: Gasoline
From:Tom Buese
Date:Tue, 27 May 2008 12:33:08 -0600

On May 27, 2008, at 12:19 PM, Scott Foss - Shazam wrote:
>
> at 14.1 you were down there all right.
> Pumping a 2WD Vanagon tank bone dry on purpose, like to remove it from
> the van, i've gotten way over 2 gallons out of them after the gague
> was
> on 'zero-nothing.'
> Does yours do this - I've had this a few times, in two vanagons I can
> think of.............when the gague needle gets to the top of the
> red.........
> it swings a bit.............one minute it'll show top of the
> red.........a few minutes later it'll be a good couple of needle
> width's
> above top of the red.
>

Sounds like you still had almost 2 gals. left- Mine topped off holds
16 gals. & I have put in 15.75 w/o running empty.
Do not try this at home!

YMMV,

Mr. BZ