My 1966 Herald had a guage and a reserve valve that
was located on top of the tank in the trunk.
Chris DeStaffany
1975 Spit
1966 Herald
--- "Simmons, Reid W" <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
wrote:
>
> I liked what the Volkswagen Beatles used to have.
> They had a reserve tank
> lever that you flipped with your foot when the
> engine started sputtering
> (out of gas). This gave you access to another 1.2
> or so gallons of gas in
> the tank to get you to the nearest gas station. In
> my college days I would
> often drive my VW Beatle for a couple of days on the
> reserve setting. Of
> course then when the engine sputtered I would REALLY
> be out of gas! I tried
> to time this event so that there were several other
> people in the car who
> would then chip in for gas. Hey, money was tight
> for us college students
> back then, it was either buy beer or buy gas - you
> make the decision.
>
> Reid
> '79 Spitfire (original owner)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Laura.G@141.com [mailto:Laura.G@141.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 4:41 PM
> To: mikep@michindust.com
> Cc: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Troubleshooting
>
>
>
> A similar thing happened to me when I first got my
> first Spitfire about 15
> years ago in Italy. I had been accustomed to driving
> my Alfa-which had a
> light that came on when gas was low. When it came
> on, you knew you had maybe
> another 14 miles before the car would stop.
>
> Well, it was beautiful weather, I was driving and
> driving-and the light
> never went on! But the car stopped-and I realized
> that for the first time in
> my life (and last time-so far!), I'd run out of gas!
>
> Laura G.
>
>
> >
> >From: "Mike Perry" <mikep@michindust.com>
> >Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 21:43:22 -0400
> >To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Troubleshooting
> >
> >
> >Wonderful spitfire day...about 75 and sunny, and my
> job had me on the road
> >for most of the day. After about 150 miles (I
> guess, the speedo cable
> broke
> >this am), and about 1/2 mile from home, the car
> mysteriously lost power.
> >
> >I pulled over, and the car would fire briefly, and
> I couldn't keep it
> >running. Went through the usual subjects...check
> the plug wires, pull the
> >dizzy cap...all OK. What else could it be? Check
> the fuel lines, looked
> >for an obvious vacuum leak, made sure the linkages
> were working...again OK.
> >Pulled the air cleaners and made sure the carb
> pistons were moving...again
> >OK. Hmmm.
> >
> >Pulled the fuel line and cranked the engine to
> check the fuel pump. No gas
> >flow! As I was feeling proud of my detective work,
> it occurred to me....
> >
> >These things need gas occasionally! The danger of
> such a good driving day
> >is sometimes you don't pay as much attention to ALL
> the gauges!
> >
> >Then of course, I had to make the humbling phone
> call to the wife..."honey,
> >you know that big gas can I keep for the mower..."
> >
> >I wish you all as good a driving day as I had
> today...but watch that gas
> >gauge!
> >
> >
> >Mike Perry
> >72 Spit (now with a full tank)!
> >
> >
>
>
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