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• Re: gas filler neck leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:57:43 -0400
  ...I am not sure if you have the correct tank as I could never get the braces to connect if the tank was too...
• Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:10:43 -0700
  Now, why couldn't something like this be readily adapted into a fabricated brass block installed near the tank. http://www.flameking.com/?OVRAW...
• Re: gas tank leak - long
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:29:22 -0500
  JOhn wrote: >I think I have a hole in the gas tank. :( Naturally, its 10 degrees >outside and snow all over the place. I...
• Re: coolant overflow tank
  Historical mailing list - Bill MacLachlan
  Sat, 2 Mar 2013 20:15:08 -0800
  tube from the pressure tank to the refill tank was clogged with guck. Cleaned it out: now I have a full pressure tank, and...
• Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas tank-Syncro tank into 2WD Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 23 Sep 2006 15:42:46 -0700
  And always keep in mind some simple hydralics facts- the higher tank will always drain into the lower tank first. The leaking vent tubes...
• Re: propane tank float question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 17:32:38 -0400
  ...Sheesh!!! Find out whether they require this for ASME tanks or only for DOT/ICC tanks (which everyone does now). You have an ASME...
• Re: Propane tank certification
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:22:47 -0700
  Some images of the tank I replaced. Tank still mounted: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZaJBujowCtYHsLq57 Type of ID tag I'd referred to...
• Re: Vanagon 2WD fuel tank R & R
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 09:04:03 -0800
  Here are some more tips for gas tank installing: lengthen the hoses that attach to the tank with new longer ones. Then the tank...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:17:39 -0700
  ...The '88 tank was pretty rusty. album showing pics of tank replaced on my '81 https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/PropaneLPTank# image of tank...
• Re: aftermarket gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:12:30 -0400
  Bill, I am currently getting my gas tank replaced. To be honest, I hadn't even considered the point that you raise. I will...
• Re: Modifying Vanagon gas tank for more fuel capacity - 4 gallon increase
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:38:05 -0400
  Chris, I'm definitely interested *if*: - It can be done to a new tank. I don't want to replace one rusty old tank...
• INFO needed: Anybody have one of those SA 85 liter tanks? These are the longer version of our 2wd tanks.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 17 May 2007 01:25:05 -0700
  I am hoping to find out how long these tanks are compared to the regular 2wd tanks. I spoke about this some months ago...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:10:28 -0400
  I rebuilt my tank last Fall while the tranny was out. New regulator, new valve, and a nice white paint job. A friend in...
• 85l gas tanks?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 10:48:15 -0800
  Hi All, Do Syncro gas tanks fit over the 2WD trans? That gives an immediate safe 85l capacity in a non-rusting plastic tank...
• Re: 2WD Want a bigger fuel tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:04:25 -0800
  Nice idea, many have had it, but the Syncro tank is not so easy to put into a 2WD. The Syncro body is 2...
• Re: old propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Fri, 26 Apr 2002 13:46:03 -0700
  No need to buy a new tank- go to a Propane Tank shop and get it re-certified. Also, if you suspect that the...
• [syncro] gas tank question
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 11:46:52 -0400
  My tank carriers are rusty, rusty, rusty. The tank looks ok tho from what I can see. Is the Syncro gas tank made out...
• Re: Gauging propane level... Bus Depot?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:34:18 -0500
  I wonder if that thing threads on to the external or internal threads of the tank valve. I couldn't really determine that from...
• Re: Expansion tank not connected
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:28:31 -0600
  You should have two tanks in the system. As seen from the rear of the van looking forward, the expansion tank should be on...
• Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Tue, 6 May 2003 16:31:06 -0700
  Where did you get a gas tank for only $169. My previous owner spent $495 plus labor to install a VW dealer vanagon gas...
• Re: propane tank label--dange...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 12:19:56 -0400
  Under Florida Law, the label must be firmly affixed to the tank or the propane dealer will not fill the tank. Some of the...
• Alternate locations for Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 20:03:27 -0500
  Other than under the sliding door has anyone figured out a good alternate location for their propane tank? I would LOVE to get two...
• Re: did I get a defective gas tank--followup
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:28:30 -0700
  One more thing about good/bad tanks. The good one has 0604 B stamped on it. Neil N's good tank does also. The...
• Re: Parts order from Germany
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:32:57 -0600
  On Mar 28, 2012, at 6:26 AM, David Bjorkman wrote: > Do these tanks require the mods mentioned in an earlier post to accomodate...
• Auxiliary fuel tanks
  Historical mailing list - Otmar List Account
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 15:17:38 -0800
  Speaking of gas tanks.... Has anyone made their own Aux tank? I plan to put one under the passenger side floor, If anyone has...
• Re: Plumbing a second LP tank.. help!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 12:06:45 -0700
  ...The two tanks are connected just after the primary tank regulator via the T-Connector that has already been mentioned. I keep one tank...
• Re: Question about removing fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sat, 11 Aug 2012 11:18:25 -0400
  And don't forget to replace the fuel expansion tank grommets. These can dry out, crack, and fall into the expansion tank, possibly allowing...
• Re: 80 Vanagon Camper Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - Janet Andersen
  Wed, 21 Oct 1998 20:51:01 -0700
  You should look at the expansion tank in the wheel well, the rubber donut going into the tank around the gas filler, or the...
• Newbie Question Flood - Water Tank
  Historical mailing list - Skip Emmert-Keaton
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 18:54:26 -0800
  From what I've read the water pump is submerged in the water tank. There is nothing inside my tank. There is an opening...
• will 1980 LP tank work on 84'?
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 10:45:03 -0700
  I just found an early LP tank in very nice condition for twenty bucks. On the bottom of the tank it says "Gregg Mfg...
• Re: More Propane Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 10:30:53 -0800
  I have a spare 3 gal tank i carry along, but i also have an entire extra westy tank sitting on my garage floor...
• Re: Rusty Bus Depot Gas Tank
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Mon, 9 Apr 2001 05:32:34 -0700
  ...There is rust formed along the bottom of the tank, virtually the entire bottom of the tank. What I'm not sure is if...
• Re: propane install
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 7 May 2002 12:47:09 -0400
  >i bought a new propane tank to install on my 85 westy. how difficult an >install is this? should i have the local rv...
• fuel tank sizes
  Historical mailing list - Joe Hunt
  Tue, 28 Jul 1998 06:12:35 EDT
  ...I have an 81 Vanagon with a leaking gas tank.......... so I go to my local library and I check out the interchange autoparts...
• Propane Tank
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 14 Sep 2002 20:41:15 -0700
  Hi All, I have two propane tanks from my BBQ that have the old valve and since 1 Apr I have had to buy...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 12:41:08 -0300
  Stamped somewhere on your tank, or on a plate attached to the tank, should be the date it was manufactured. Years ago, when I...
• Re: fuel tank outlet vs fuel filter inlet
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 17 May 2010 10:09:40 -0400
  ...Then 7mm all after the > fuel pump. > > Replacement tanks come with 11mm outlets. That is not entirely correct. Vanagons came with tanks with 7mm...
• Re: Gas/fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:11:42 -0800
  Yes .....used tanks can be ok ... and ...2WD vanagon fuel tanks are a little different than normal metal traditional fuel tanks. You can look...
• Re: My Bus Depot Experience
  Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 17:07:56 +0200
  Harald Nany wrote >Chris, >Do you mean that you tried to order a gas tank like >German word "gas", meaning propane tank? >Or did...
• Re: Propane Tank wanted
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:46:20 -0700
  A Permanently mounted, ASME certified tank is different from the DOT tanks you get filled for your bbq. The Westy built in tank is...
• Re: mystery hose (FUEL TANK)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher M. Smith
  Wed, 26 Feb 1997 17:12:38 -0800 (PST)
  On Wed, 26 Feb 1997 vwbus@netbiz.net wrote: > the other to a little plastic valve thingy on the tank. So the best > real...
• Re: 85 liter fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:15:29 -0700
  ...Are there any reasons that one of those shallow rectangular metal tanks couldn't be mounted under the van as a second tank? How...
• Vanagon Grey Water Tanks for Sale!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 10 Dec 1998 02:16:54 EST
  I have 2 really cool grey water tanks that will fit any air cooled Vanagon Westy. These 20 liter tanks are designed to fit...
• Re: Water tank refill key?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 20 May 2007 16:30:47 -0600
  Jeff wrote: > Ditto on the inside fill---you can see what you are doing and also > check for fuzzy stuff living in the tank...
• For those that refuse to buy $800 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:25:47 -0700
  "Eastwoood" gas tank sealer: http://www.eastwoodco.com/cgi-bin/sgsh0101.exe "POR-15" Gas tank sealer: http://www.easycarts.net/ecarts/PermanentRestorationProducts/FUEL...
• Sealing the Gas Tank in a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Thu, 15 May 2008 08:48:46 -0400
  Our friends with a 90 Westy, with only 54k original miles, had their gas tank vent tube leak repaired. The VW shop said the...
• Re: 1990 Blinking Coolant Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 5 Feb 2006 20:36:14 -0800
  The blinking light can be caused by either a real drop in coolant level in the main tank, a false reading of a drop...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:40:30 -0700
  ...tank a replacement for 4, 1 lb. > > disposable canisters if you are considering a refillable propane tank. > > When you transport it, it will fit...
• Fuel Tank Removal and Reinstall
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Fri, 1 May 1998 09:56:21 EDT
  Thought I had a rusty tank in my '84 GL so I dropped it out. Turns out it wasn't rusty at all. Thought...
• Re: Tank Liner
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Fri, 4 Nov 2005 16:24:51 +1100
  ...To effectively coat the inside of the tank (after using the phosphoric acid to remove every ounce of surface rust and drying the tank...
• Re: "Remote" Propane Tank Usage
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:02:49 -0700
  ...If they retro-equip the under Westie tanks >with these Overfill Protection Device valves...what, you will have to slam >your Westie into the...
• Re: SV: Expansion tank not connected
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:55:27 -0500
  ...At 10:04 PM 12/30/2004 +0100, Jens Jakob Andersen wrote: >Hi > >I have the expansionb tank. Yup. > >I have the overflow tank...
• Re: re-shaping vanagon gas tank for more capacity (Re: Reason for Saddle-shaped gas
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:45:17 -0500
  ...I have to drop my tank soon to repair the tank vent system. That might be a good time for a rebuilt tank. Regards...
• Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 13:59:50 -0700
  ...So ...and ideas what's going on ? A faulty tank somehow ? I would probably tank the tank back off the van and take it...
• Re: Reassembly has begun
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 19 Jul 2016 12:22:44 -0700
  I'd suggest some Vanagons still have the original braided hose from vapour expansion tanks to fuel tank. The expansion tank gets hammered with...
• Re: Part # Help.. For 91 Vanagon/ new gas tank install?
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 19:10:57 -0400
  ...after I was > finished putting > > it on I found that my gas tank was rusted and I need a new gas > tank. How > > hard...
• Re: Rusty Gas Tank. Help!
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 12 Mar 2000 09:57:22 -0700
  OUr the ones from Bus Depot made in Taiwan? Anybody know or had problems with them? Bill looking for 82 tank > -----Original Message----- > From...
• Auxiliary fuel tanks for Syncros and 2WDs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Sep 1999 12:10:16 +0300
  Hello, Daerr offers auxiliary fuel tanks for Syncros and 2WDs. They are made of stainless steel. Two sizes are available: 67 Liter and 75...
• Re: propane tank issues
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 15:14:20 -0400
  > The '85 Westy we just bought has a propane tank that's pretty rusty on the > outside. ... > I can just run with it, but...
• Look what came out of the fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 18:53:53 -0700
  I dropped my fuel tank to do the re-seal procedure, and while the tank seems like it IS in good condition, NO rust...