[tcb] Re: Gas Tank
- From: Matt Callahan <m58gc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 06:10:57 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Sammy.
We had one of those in our 67 westy.
To mount it I used two pieces of 1x2 under the tank
where the straps are and I believe that the later
sending unit is availiable from aftermarket suppliers
like cip1 or wolfsburg west.
Good luck brother!
Matt
--- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Anyone out there have any experience with putting
> the enlarged (15 gal) gas tank in the 61-67 type I?
> After years and years of complaining about the small
> tank and after the CA trip in the Baja where after
> 175 miles I was having to look hard for gas stops in
> the Baja I took the plunge and bought the 15 gallon
> after market gas tank to install.
>
> Here is the problem: Only just got the tank so
> haven't tried anything yet; but how do you make the
> fuel sender work properly. The 61-67 bug uses the
> tried and true mechanical sending unit; a float on
> the end of a wire. The larger tanks are about 4"
> higher/deeper than a stock tank. Without doing any
> modifications the sender is going to bottom out 4"
> early and indicate empty when you still have some 4"
> of fuel in the bottom of the tank. At least that is
> my logic before I have looked at what's going to
> happen.
>
> So what's the solution? Modify the wire? Longer
> wire should work. But how much longer? And how do
> you modify the wire to make it longer in the sender?
> Anyway, those are the thoughts. Any suggestions,
> particularly from anyone who has done this? And for
> the question the other day on adjustments for the
> fuel gauge; the Type I mech gas gauges do have an
> adjustment.
>
> Oh, and bus content: This tank does not use the
> normal Type I gas cap. It uses the splittie Type II
> gas cap.
>
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