<VV> 4 gallons

[J R Read_HML]

Hi Matt,

My wife rarely (if ever) drives my Vair (Her choice - not mine).

I got 280ish (maybe 290 - 300?) out of my current (car) Vair on the way to 
Cedar Rapids.  I'll admit that I was "sloshing" the tank after it hit E 
(steering Rt and Lft on occasion to see if the needle would still move) 
while looking for my favorite brand of gas and for when I thought I might be 
in actual serious trouble on fuel.  I pulled into one station that had 89 as 
the highest octane and left without adding.  When I finally found (best I 
could find - second stop) 91 octane, it took 13.2 gallons and I was at least 
50 miles (probably more) past the E mark.

What else can I say.  Oh, 140 HP engine - top down.  I'm not real gentle on 
the skinny pedal.  Clean tank, sock, etc and stock fuel pump.

On the other hand ... When you are out of gas - you are out of gas.  So, 
don't embarrass the Corvair community by being on the side of the road for 
THAT reason!

Later, JR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Nall" <patiomatt at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 1:16 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> 4 gallons


>4 gal. was the design... BUT!!!
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> 1  the fuel pickup is on the bottom of the tank...so the old " don't want 
> to suck junk....sucks!
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> 2  We do not  "normally" have in-tank pumps that get warm  when not 
> covered by fuel.
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> 3   Why would you want your wife / kids to be afraid of running out in the 
> middle of the night or on the freeway,...when they really had 3 useful 
> gallons / 50-60 miles  of driving?
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> I like the fact that I ONCE..drove 436 miles before refueling....never 
> wondering how much I had left....
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> I have 3 LM's.. I've adjusted 2...my recent acquisition, a 67 pg,  takes 
> 12 gals. when the needle  touches the E... I haven't touched it...but the 
> PO's girlfriend drove 200 miles on the Interstate weekly. Wonder if???? 
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> Matt Nall
> Charleston, Oregon
> http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/
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