[tcb] Re: fuel capacity
- From: "Eric Woodall" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:56:52 -0600 (CST)
I am fairly certain, though I have nothing to back it up, that the last of
the '67's (year model) had a larger tank.
> There is a miscommunique in there some where. All 67 year model manuals i
> could find indicate 40 liters. Manual for 68 model year indicates 60
> liters. Remember that model year begins Sept 1 of prior year. My
> opinion, if you see a 60 liter tank in a split it has been changed to that
> by someone other than the factory.
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> Eric Woodall <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Looks like Brian Denning is
> correct.
> Very short time at the end of the Split Window bus, where they had the
> larger tank.
> Interesting.. So from August to December sometime they changed...
> I <3 Buses!
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> sammie smith wrote:
>> Here's the facts: Bentley manual for 63 67 transporter shows fuel
>> capacity of 40 liters with no differentiation for the 67. 67 owner's
>> manual dated August 66 shows fuel capacity of 40 liters. 67 owner's
>> manual dated December 66 show's fuel capacity of 10.6 gallons US which
>> is essentially 40 liters, Though 40 liters rounds off closer to 10.5
>> gallons US.
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>> 68 owner's manual dated December 67 shows fuel capacity of 60 liters
>> or 16 gallons US, a 50% increase over the split tank.
>>
>> Sammie
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