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bug eyed Commited Dubber

73 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#59160
what is the fuel capacity in a 74 L beetle (1300)

when full my guage only reads half full is there a way to fix this. eg do I fill up to brim then adjust guage to full or empty tank and make sure guage reads zoro ??

i must fix before valla or i will have a crap drive up with all the worry

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#59175
somwthing like 40 litres

i have had several L's and they all have weird gauges. It could be to do with the breather system cutting out the fill system or it could be the gauge or the sender.
To fix you would have to
a) check the breather pipes are clear and not kinked
b) change the sender
c) change the speedo

Cruising you should get 300km's easy
Futue te ipsum!!!

bug eyed Commited Dubber

73 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#59354
so the sender and guage have no adjustment ?

bugger

BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#59413
just a thought. I didn't think L bugs came in 1300cc. that they still sold a torsion bar front when they were still selling a L bug. of this is the case, may a L bug sender (eg for the flat tank) have been put into a vertical tank(eg for a torsion front end)?