Interesting.

Page 7 of my 1990/1991 Vanagon/Transporter owners manual states: "Key A (the
black vinyl covered ignition key) is used for the ignition/steering lock,
the doors, the lockable tank cap and the rear luggage compartment lid".

A note at the bottom states: "Note: The Syncro model has a separate key for
the lockable tank cap".

Go figure. Exactly opposite to what I have had. Both of my 1987 Syncros used
the ignition key to operated the tank cap (and it is a different cap than
2wd models).

Oh well.

Dave

On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:01 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> > From my experience, it is only the Syncro that had the
> > ignition key operate the gas cap. Both my Syncros were that
> > way, but all of the 2wd Vanagons I have owned (including my
> > present '91 Carat), use (used) a separate key.
>
>
>
> Not so. My '87 has the same key for both, as did my '89 - both 2WD.
>
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