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Subject:Re: 87 Vanagon GL Fuel Starvation on Down Incline/Gas tank overflow
From:Tonya Pope
Date:Tue, 12 Nov 1996 11:32:05 -0800

Pavneet Arora wrote:
> 
> ... I can't for the life of me prevent
> the tank from overflowing when filling up, unless I use miniscule
> pressure at the pump.  Does anyone have any pointers as to what, if
> anything, may be wrong.  Or is this a feature?
> 

My 87 Vanagon GL has the same 'feature'.  If I let the pump go until the
automatic cut-off, I ALWAYS have fuel spitted back out.  It's been that
way since I bought it a year and a half ago.

ANYBODY OUT THERE, PLEASE POST TO THE LIST IF THIS IS NORMAL OR IF THIS
IS SOMETHING MORE SINISTER!

I've never worried about it, but some of the postings lately make me
wonder ... ... ...

Tonya
87 Vanagon GL