[tcb] Re: Gas Tank
- From: Matt Callahan <m58gc@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 07:35:24 -0700 (PDT)
Oops! Your right, senior moment...
--- sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Up, no. It's a Type I with the mechanical sender.
> What you probably had in the Westy was a Bay tank
> which is common conversion for the Split Type II and
> they have an electrical sender. The problem is how
> to make the mech sender work with the deeper Type I
> tank.
>
> Matt Callahan <m58gc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 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 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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