

| Subject: | Re: UPDATE #1: Vanagon auxiliary fuel tank build |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:55:55 -0800 |
I really don't want to modify my OE tank.� Also big pipe gravity feeding the aux tank would only work on a Syncro if you drilled a hole at the bottom of the tank and found a leak proof way of attaching a fitting - the fuel line are at the side of a Syncro tank.. It is critically important for me (and others) to be able to turn everything back to original if need be. David Marshall VW Adventure Driver and BMW Adventure Rider HasenWerk http://www.hasenwerk.ca On Sun, January 10, 2010 13:40, Andrew Grebneff wrote: >> Most people also >> said that they wanted to do a transfer pump system.� So, now I am at >> a loss to the absolute best way of doing that.� What transfers into >> what?� How do you fill the auxiliary tank in a reasonable amount of >> time? >> >> The only decent way I can see it to keep it simple > > Why not move the fuel pickup from the stock tank to one of the > auxiliaries and use large-diameter tube crossover and connection to > the stock tank? Then there'd be no need for a pump. For diesels > frothing could be a problem, of course, unless there's a really big > connector pipe and/or big breathers. Filling my diesel Corolla at a > car pump is a pain... but filling my diesel 88 Skyline with a truck > pump was painless and oh-so-fast. > > -- > Regards > Andrew Grebneff > Dunedin > New Zealand > Fossil preparator > Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fan >
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