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 Shrek
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 04:04 PM |
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Hmmmm, get the feeling I'm being lured for the earlier mentioned Darwin award.
Come on guys, you can do better than that 
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amazer
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 07:50 PM |
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I dont think petrol compresses either. If you sat the fuel in a drum overnight you could syphon off the majority from the top and be OK. It wont
hydraulic lock unless the cylinder was largely full of water. It would do the same if it was completely full of fuel or oil. Its still being supplied
through the same carb jet so probably wont happen. Any remaining water would make it run rough and you may just conk out. Main trouble is that water
in the fuel sets at the bottom of your tank as the fitting in the bottom sits up so your tank rusts away. Late kombi tanks must be sealed well cos
they rarely rust, unlike beetle/ghia tanks.
If you were in the desert and $20 short of salvation I would use it, but not worth the hassle.
Dodgy petrol suppliers deliberately put water in their tanks. The pickup is a fair way off the bottom of the tank so they dont suck up dirt and crud.
So any fuel below that mark is wasted money. So they put water in, which (apart from probably rusting their tank and making more crud) is when it
rains and some more water gets in, then all the VW shops get a long procession of unconsious VW's. There is one such petrol station out Caringbah
way.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
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jenz58
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 09:46 PM |
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Don't know if anyone has asked....but how far did she/you drive before it ran out of petrol??????!!!
Hope you weren't in the desert..ran out of petrol...needing some water...:jesus:sandrine
Hmmm....I've never tried to fill a kombi with petrol....if I ever have too I'll read up in the manual first to see where the petrol goes .....you
have me worried now...
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Shrek
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 10:10 PM |
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She noticed immediately when the gauge didn't go up. And then had one of those light bulbs above her head moments. Got out to check and realised what
she'd done.
Luckily she was only driving a k or so back home and there was still enough fuel in the tank to get back for a refill.
This time in the right hole!!!!
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jenz58
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| posted on June 24th, 2004 at 10:14 PM |
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Well at least she checked the gauge....
Hmmm...it's something we all do I guess...instictively....just to see if we could have squeezed a bit more into the tank or whether we'd topped it
RIGHT UP!! 
Hey...I'm not the only one who thinks that way am I??? :jesus
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