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\'73 beetle Fuel tank question

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hipichic Insano Dub Head

763 posts · joined Jun 2005 ·

#376747
I have a '73 beetle, and would like to know what the fuel tank capacity is. Also, when I fill it, I can see the fuel in the filler hose, and I assume its full. But when I check the gauge its only just around 3/4's full. Any thoughts?
Thanks 🙂

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#376764
Hi

Assuming its a L Bug, it would be 42 litres.

Steve

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#376770
My 73 take 42 litres maybe your sender needs to be cleaned. Take it out of the tank undo the screw on the bottom and clean the runners and the section that go up and down. I did this on my fastie and it fixed the same trouble you are having.

hope this helps

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

hipichic Insano Dub Head

763 posts · joined Jun 2005 ·

#376796
awesome, thanks for the fast reply.
We'll give that a try in the next couple of days and let you know how it goes 🙂
Thanks again!

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#376799
Good luck
great let us know

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

hipichic Insano Dub Head

763 posts · joined Jun 2005 ·

#381057
ok, we were going to do this yesterday evening, until we realised it involved removing the fuel tank to get the sender out..... I guess that's a job for another day, when its actually light..lol!