Re: [T3] where did the gas go?

["Herman Haustein" <haustein@netvision.net.il>]

I've gone all the way to the "R" and haven't gotten stuck yet.
You probably weren't out of gas , maybe just a blockage somewhere.
Herman
----- Original Message -----
From: Russell Wolfe <russella@netins.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: יום חמישי 31 אוגוסט 2000 15:39
Subject: [T3] where did the gas go?


> I hate to admit it, but I ran out of gas the other day with the '71 FB.
Gauge
> showed 1/4 tank, and I was planning on filling up on the way home from
work.
> The station is about 1 mile from work. As I pulled out onto the highway,
the
> car started bogging down. I nursed it for about 1/2 mile, and got it off
the
> highway, and onto the side street that the station is on when it died
> completely. Pulled off onto the shoulder. and shut it off. After it had
set for
> about 5 min. and priming the pump with the key, it started again, and I
took
> off for the station. It died again, but I was able to coast into the
station. :)
> I could only get 8.7 gallons into it. (clear to the top of the fill neck.)
I
> wonder where that other 1.3 gallons went.???????
>
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