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• EXPANSION TANK OVERFLOW FITTING
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:15:01 -0600
  I have an 831/2 water cooled , the nipple on the expansion tank broke off . My expansion tank is the type with the standard...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 20:51:34 -0500
  The purge valve on the portable BBQ tanks have to opened manually with a screwdriver. No, it is not practical to use the Extend...
• Re: used propane tank for sale
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:29:18 -0700
  Westys have permanently mounted tanks. The laws for these are very different than for BBQ type tanks or any portable tanks. In any case...
• '85 vs '90 : Gas tank and Gas tank Straps
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 12:29:43 -0500
  Hey Gang - Will the gas tank and tank straps on the '90 parts van fit OK on my '85? The tank on the '85...
• Re: Coolant loss in expansion tank but not fill tank
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:51:55 -0400
  Check the hose that runs from the expansion tank, to the overflow tank. It may have a hole in it. This would allow the...
• Re: aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 07:37:18 -0400
  > I am hearing mixed reports about whether I should use a "real" VW > tank or an aftermarket tank > when I replace the tank on...
• Re: Diesel expansion tank?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 16:07:04 -0700
  It is an expansion tank for the main fuel tank. There is a matching one on the driver's side. Mike Snow > > Behind the...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 06:39:44 -0400
  Jeff are you sure you got the right tank? I too ordered a replacement tank for an earlier van but I was told (after...
• Re: aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 06:42:29 -0400
  I put a gas tank from Bus Depot in and I can tell you this much, they didn't install or at least not...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:32:43 -0700
  So, I have called Manchester Tank, the manufacturer. Person I spoke with said the procedure the RV guys followed "sounds right," and that I...
• busdepot gas tank
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:53:11 -0700
  List, Has anyone gotten a tank from busdepot with this problem? thanks gary Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:15 -0400 From: Jeff...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 27 Feb 95 09:08:40 CST
  On Mon, 27 Feb 95 08:12:12 CST Tim Smith said: >Any chance of fitting a Syncro rear tank into this application? That...
• Re: [gas tank overflowed]
  Historical mailing list - Fred S.
  Wed, 9 May 2001 12:14:43 MDT
  Chris, Replace the hose to the expansion tank, and while you're at it, the other hoses to the gas tank while you have...
• Re: Operation Gas Tank: '90 into an '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 13:11:14 -0700
  the later tank fits in just fine. You 'should' have the better smaller plastic filler neck on both. In any case, the smaller plastic...
• JB weld on coolant expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Lee Whetstone
  Thu, 1 May 2003 19:37:50 -0500
  Hi , I have an 83 1/2 waterboxer , My engine coolant expansion tank has a 1/2 inch long tube coming off the neck...
• Re: 82 Vanagon Gas Tank Seal/Installation Question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:18:15 -0400
  ...I ordered my tank from California Import Parts. Most vendors seem to sell two types of tanks, the 68 mm opening and the 48...
• Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:36:32 -0600
  Someone recently gave me a 40 gallon propane tank. The guy was working for a big local RV dealer and he said that when...
• Re: mystery of the missing coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 12:59:05 -0400
  I learn something this weekend! (I know, basic stuff, I should know better!!!!) The expansion tank will suck coolant from the refill thank until...
• Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 08:53:55 EDT
  Assuming a used tank has been emptied and air-dried completely for a week or so, what else can be done to make the...
• Re: Propane tank fill valve anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:41:46 -0500
  ...Is it possible with that to hook up a disposable tank, invert it, and get liquid into the westy tank? Thanks, Edward At 12...
• aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 21 Apr 2002 22:04:09 -0700
  I am hearing mixed reports about whether I should use a "real" VW tank or an aftermarket tank when I replace the tank on...
• Re: Anyone have or know of where I can get a Gas Tank?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:58:14 EDT
  ...Right now > the leak is very slow in two spots. > > So here I am now needing a tank. > > I wanted to know your experiences...
• Coolant leak(again)
  Historical mailing list - John H. Rodgers
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:05:40 -0500
  ...When I checked it the tank was wet on the outside, and there was coolant in the tank indent where the coolant level sensor...
• Expansion Tank/Overflow Tank?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 11:09:35 -0500
  What is the list's consensus on the names for the plastic coolant tanks? The pressurized one is "Expansion" and the fill tank is...
• Re: Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:48:35 -0800
  ...Maybe coating too thick making tank slightly "larger" thus a tighter fit. 2. It's a lesser expensive tank purchased from California Imports. Maybe...
• FW: Where to find a Winkler 22.5 gal gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:17:37 -0600
  ...Where to find a Winkler 22.5 gal gas tank > > I am looking for a larger gas tank for my 85 Westy. > I need...
• Re: Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Wed, 4 Jul 2001 00:41:44 -0500
  I had a friend that does lots of welding try to weld shut some pin pricks in a tank. He *SCRUBBED* the tanks clean...
• SV: Expansion tank not connected
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 22:04:24 +0100
  Hi I have the expansionb tank. Yup. I have the overflow tank. I am missing pipe between those two. ANy valves or similar there...
• Coolant expansion tank threading
  Historical mailing list - Lloyd McClelland
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 20:28:06 -0800
  I had a cracked coolent expansion tank, 1" long split old tank , picked up one from my flaps $18, cap leaked tried 3 other...
• Re: used propane tank for sale
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:36:09 -0700
  What Mark says -- the Westy tank is too far and under to easily see, and besides, elk don't know how many legs a...
• gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - David Robertson
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 20:52:17 -0400
  ...History- PO had replaced gas tank with what as far as i know is a typical aftermarket tank. Tank has the original larger sized...
• Re: Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:33:43 -0600
  It seems to me that the rubber strip provides vibration isolation between the tank and frame. I don't know what others comments will...
• Re: Gas tank sealing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 10:31:07 -0400
  I have not tried this but I would think the screens inside a Vanagon tank would become clogged with a gas tank sealer. If...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:53:06 -0700
  At 4/11/2012 02:18 PM, Don Hanson wrote: > Such as now every tank that is filled in the US (or at least...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 01:35:11 EDT
  ...My 1983 ASI diesel camper has a > propane tank from Manchester tank with a built-in level gauge. The gauge is > made by the...
• Re: Overflow coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:23:05 -0600
  ...When cold the expansion tank should be full and there should be coolant up to the minimum line on the expansion tank. If not...
• Re: LP tank refurb? Was: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:12:34 -0400
  At 08:30 PM 6/20/2006 -0400, neil wrote: >The tank is quite rusty; one or two tack welds on the >ID plate...
• Only half of tank available
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Gauthier
  Thu, 17 Aug 2000 18:31:08 EDT
  How would you explain that I have only half of the tank available. No the gas level sensor is OK. When at the middle...
• Gray Water Tank-Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:49:51 -0600
  About a 20 liter tank. http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=255070814C Photo's of the tank just after I got it, one photo...
• Re: Early Diesel Coolant Tanks Available!
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:04:26 EST
  In a message dated 2/12/02 12:26:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << Perhaps a different tank. After reading...
• gas tank;
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:02:07 -0500
  What's the deal with my gas tank. I ran out of gas the other day. put 2 gal in, drove 1 block. filled...
• Re: 81 Westy- gas tank full o'schmutz - LONG
  Historical mailing list - KW
  Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:14:18 -0600
  ...I ended up replacing the tank with a junkyard tank and now I do not have big rust wholes but I did have the...
• Re: Propane take fill valve anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:34:40 -0500
  Marshall Brass makes adapters that get installed between the outlet valve and regulator that will allow connecting a disposable tank for emergency use. It...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:40:34 -0700
  ...3 gas tanks > > A Vanagon does not have 3 gas tanks. It has a gas tank and two plastic > fuel expansion tanks. > > On Mon...
• Re: capacity of propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:35:00 -0600
  > How big is the propane tank? Big enough to hold 3 gallons. That is, my '87 VW Camper manual states the tank is 3...
• Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 19:33:56 -0400
  ...gas tanks there has been a conversation about coating the inside of a tank. As I think I will be replacing my standard tank...
• Re: Expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Shapiro
  Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:57:24 -0700
  The brand tank that I used was MEYLE. Haven’t checked for combustion gases yet. I have replaced these tanks over a period of...
• Re: PVC grey water tanks...was: Auxiliary fuel tanks for Syncros
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Oct 1999 14:18:43 +0300
  >Reimo sells about 50 different tanks, >including 4 specifically for >the Vanagon. Besides the two already >described, there's a 45 liter >one that...
• Re: gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 06:52:21 -0400
  ...You say your tank fits BETWEEN the 2 frame members that run front to rear on the van? My tank does not fit between...
• Re: fuel filter and gas tank questions
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 23 Nov 2005 23:00:01 -0700
  check the seals on the tops of the expansion tanks in the wheel wells. these are the two plastic tanks that may be hidden...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 16:03:25 -0400
  ...tank a replacement for 4, 1 lb. >> disposable canisters if you are considering a refillable propane tank. >> When you transport it, it will fit...
• UPDATE #1: Vanagon auxiliary fuel tank build
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:09:34 -0800
  <style type="text/css"> -></style>Volks, Today I am CADing up the auxiliary fuel tank idea so I can get quotes for the materials...
• Re: UPDATE #1: Vanagon auxiliary fuel tank build
  Historical mailing list - Rowan Tipton
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:27:52 -0500
  My '67 chevy hot rod camper has two tanks. They are more-or-less independent of each other. I have two fuel pumps and...
• gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Cedar House Inn & Yurts
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:02:14 -0400
  I have a problem with my 1984 westy and the cascading gas tank. I know I can purchase a reseal kit and solve the...
• Re: 86 Coolant Pressure Leak/Problem.
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 07:57:11 -0700
  Chris, I am not sure that I understand your use of the term "overflow tank." My definitions: 1) Expansion tank: The coolant tank in...
• coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:26:36 -0800
  ...Should the coolant overflow tank drain freely through the tube that connects to the pressure cap? I disconnected the connecting tube at the pressure...
• Where to find a Winkler 22.5 gal gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Smola
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 20:12:51 -0600
  I am looking for a larger gas tank for my 85 Westy. I need it soon because my tire guy decided to lift the...
• Re: LP tank refurb? Was: LP tank service near San Francisco?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:02:31 EDT
  ...i have seen westys in junkyards lifted up by forklifts, with the forklift tines under the LP tank, and basically the whole weight of...
• Vanagon Fuel Tank Gasket Replacement Kit - FS on Ebay NOT MINE
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Wed, 3 May 2006 10:53:47 -0400
  FYI Vanagon Fuel Tank Gasket Replacement Kit - FS on Ebay NOT MINE $15 current bid Up for bid are the Vanagon gas tank re...
• Re: Fuel problem...still...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:01:01 EDT
  ...Much cheaper to install a brand new tank. Highly recommend POR-15ing the new tank before installing and checking above the tank for any...