[Vwdiesel] auxiliary spare tire fuel tank

[R. Brown]

I had one in my old '78 (gas) Rabbit and really liked it. I had the spare mounted on the 
bumper as I recall.  I did pick up one to put in my '82 diesel pickup at some point.  I 
like having the extra capacity to take advantage of filling up at a lower cost station and 
also when I drive back and forth between CA and WA, I can make it though OR without having 
to stop.  They don't have the self-service stations so filling up there is a PITA.  I also 
will make long drives through remote country, so harder to find open stations late at 
night.  In the pickup, I am considering setting the rear tank up for WVO, then have a 
switch over valve and heater to use it for longer drives, but I may just use it for 
diesel.  I'll have the spare tire mounted in the bed when I get the tank installed.


On 7/1/2013 1:53 PM, Travis . wrote:
> I don't see the need to install one. Even on a 10 gallon tank you can go around 400 miles. If I can't find a fuel stop at that point then it is my fault. I almost ran into that issue once. I took off from Brookings SD to Sheridan. I didn't fill up in Pierre SD which is the 1/2 way point in SD. I barely made it to Sturgis. I also fill the tank completely full (vented fill) so it actually holds more then 10 gallons.
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> Also-I have used my spare tires in vehicles a lot. I have never ran out of fuel. I have used 7 spare tires that I can count.
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> Travis
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   Roger