Paul:
You got one of those type II's before fuel gauges, right? Well they are
supposed to have a reserve tap. I am in the process of "doing" my 60 panel
van. Spent a total of about 10 hours of labor and part searching to get
the reserve tap to work. One, you gotta have the reserve tap for the type
II. Similar to the bug but not exactly. They are available from places
such as Wolfsburg West. Then had to have the little lever that mounts on
the side of the tap. Spent about 2 hours at Oakhill's salvage yard
removing one from an old panel van buried down in the sand with no
wheels. Watching all the time for snakes. Spent another 3-4 hours trying
to get the cable pull to work in my panel. This thing runs from the cab
all the way back to the tank. 45 years of rust accumulation. With lots of
penetrating oil and perseverance I finally managed to get the wire
out. Another hour of polishing the wire, lubricating it etc. got it back
in and all hooked up. It works. Was it worth all of the effort. I don't
know, but hopefully I won't run out of fuel 10 miles from home. By the
way. In type II's without a fuel gauge: I always carry a spare can of gas.
Sammie
At 03:21 AM 9/20/2005, you wrote:
Thanx for all the great advice ,the wealth of talent on this list is awsome a;ong with the generosity of the folks offering the advice , all the advice given ,seems very reasonable that it could be the problem ,I/m gonna back off awile till I get someone to look at it, It's hard to get with people when I work 2 tp 11 and they work 8 to 5 . anyway my point of this whole email is , after all the advice , tonite at 2:30 am I ran out of gas about 10 miles from the house , I guess all my short test runs added up the milage , Heck theres somethin funny about everything isn't there? i'm gonna keep to the short trips till We get serious with a mechenic, Thanx to all and stay tuned. Ronnie ,glad Sparky is runnin better.
Paul Smith www.23window.com/thezone H.B.B T.C.B.
