My gas gauge doesn't work in my 67 westy either. I use a tripmeter speedo to count the miles between fill ups, it is usually good for 200 miles but has been known to run dry early. I try to fill up at 160 miles each ttime now... Matt James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Never thought of that one! I bought my Bus with a stuck gas gauge. it would go from full to half and stay there even though I had a half tank left. Almost stranded me and my friends in no-man's land this side of Nuevo Laredo... James DAC '73/'77 Westfakia '78 Super Vert Neil McGlothin <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: No workin' gas guage in either of my buses...I clip a gas receipt with the fill-up milage written on it on the dash...now, if I could ONLY remember to look at it once in a while... --- Brian Denning wrote: > i think this goes back to the question what should > you carry with you in > your bus... > > A FRIGGIN GAS CAN WITH GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > >From: James Dwan > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: [tcb] Re: Bus story of the day > >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:10:50 -0800 (PST) > > > >didn't you run outta gas at Kellers in the Bug once > last year as well? > >I think I see a pattern ... > > > >Brian Denning wrote: > don't forget to put gas > >in it this afternoon. > > > > > > >From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx > > >Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >Subject: [tcb] Bus story of the day > > >Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:38:59 -0500 > > > > > >So last night I go to bed thinking to myself, "I > gotta put gas in the bus > > >in the morning." > > > > > >Fast forward to 5:30 am: This morning on the way > out I do my normal check > > >for phone, wallet, badge, keys. Everything checks > out, but I have this > > >nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something on > my way to work. > > > > > >Hit a stretch of southbound I35 where there are > no street lights, no > > >civilization, with the exception of homeless > people. Bus stutters and > > >stalls. Still nothing has dawned on me. Coasted, > tried to start bus, it > > >starts and gets me maybe another 100 yards of > momentum, enough to coast > > >under some street lights before Northwest > Highway. I check my > >probablities, > > >all checks out. Then it dawns on me. CRAP! > > > > > >So, there is a gas station about 1/2 a mile away > on the other side of the > > >highway. Thank god I've been running 2 miles a > day, because under the > > >Northwest highway bridge is likely where most of > the homeless folks > >crash, > > >and I have to go under it to get to the gas > station. That and if I'm gone > > >long my bus gets stripped or will be occupied by > homeless people. > > > > > >I haul butt to the station. It's 6:05, sign says > it opens at 6. Cool. > >Until > > >I realize the doors are closed and the lady at > the counter is COMPLETELY > > >ignoring me. For 15 minutes. Some guy rolls up > and needs to pay cash for > > >gas so when the pump starts beeping inside, she > finally opens the door. > > > > > >$15 1 gallon gas can in hand, I run back to the > bus. A big sigh of relief > > >that he hadn't been molested. Gas that bad boy up > and roll on to work. > > > > > >This is BEFORE I had any caffiene. > > > > > >Robb 1 > > >Bus 0 > > > >________________________________________________________________________ > > >Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of > free safety and > >security > > >tools, free access to millions of high-quality > videos from across the > >web, > > >free AOL Mail and more. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your > brain. PLAY now for > >FREE.� > > > http://zone.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?icid=flexicon_hmtagline > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > >Have a burning question? Go to Yahoo! Answers and > get answers from real > >people who know. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Want a degree but can't afford to quit? Top school > degrees online - in as > fast as 1 year > http://forms.nextag.com/goto.jsp?url=/serv/main/buyer/education.jsp?doSearch=n&tm=y&search=education_text_links_88_h288c&s=4079&p=5116 > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta. http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/newmail_tools.html --------------------------------- Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers.