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• propane refilling Canada and USA
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:02:53 +0000
  Ihave found refilling the small tank of propane has gotten more difficult overthe years and I hate running out.   Some vendors over fill the...
• Re: Expansion Tank/Overflow Tank?
  Historical mailing list - Stebbins
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 17:04:29 +0200
  ...The "first pressurized tank" on the left side, is called the "Coolant expansion tank" and the "second overflow tank" on the right side (that...
• re propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - patrick
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 04:31:38 -0500
  ...Make sure the bbq tank is above the westy tank. When the propane comes out of the bleeder than turn off bbq tank close...
• Re: Propane tank color-- need to knw ASAP
  Historical mailing list - Ed L Lloyd
  Thu, 22 Nov 2001 19:18:28 -0800
  About the Propane tank color, I believe it was a light color, which is standard on propane tanks to reflect heat and light, but...
• Re: re propane conversion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 07:37:09 -0400
  <snip> connect the bbq tank to the westy intake, open the westy bleeder screw open the bbq tank and flip upside down. Make sure...
• Re: Expansion Coolant Tank
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Wed, 1 Oct 1997 10:53:55 -0400
  There a two tanks; 1- Expansion Tank (It has the coolant level sensor) 2- Overflow tank (The one exposed through the license plate cover...
• Re: interconnecting two propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 18:45:08 -0400
  Richard <I have the idea of a second propane tank, and interconnecting the low-pressure lines (after the regulators.) Then, I could run one...
• Re: second gas tank in their vanagon? plastic tanks??
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 15:10:50 -0500
  Brian, The plastic tank in each front wheel-well are expansion tanks for the main fuel tank. Fumes and liquid fuel are 'piped' to...
• Re: '85 vs '90 : Gas tank and Gas tank Straps
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 13:46:54 -0800
  ...Gas tank and Gas tank Straps > Hey Gang - > > Will the gas tank and tank straps on the '90 parts van fit OK on my...
• Re: Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 27 Feb 1995 09:27:39 CST6CDT
  ...that way, you wouldn't need a filler neck for > the rear tank ... just run the pump while filling the front tank (then shut...
• Gas tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 17:05:25 -0600 (MDT)
  Well, I think my tank has sprung a leak. I filled my 84 up with gas on saturday night, went and paid the bill...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 09:37:07 -0700
  You do realize there is a legal difference between the portable propane tanks (bbq type tanks) and the built in propane tanks (the Westie...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 15:19:27 -0300
  ...I still hope to hear from anyone that has purchased > >> a new tank and someone who has refurbished an old one. My tank looks...
• Re: Feedback wanted: SA stainless tanks last year
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:42:01 -0700
  > Worth noting that you seem to be installing the tank as a "refuel" rather than an "auxiliary" tank. The difference being the refuel tanks...
• Propane tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Ssittservl
  Tue, 5 May 1998 05:20:08 EDT
  The propane tank on my '88 Westfalia is leaking. Soap bubble test confirms that it's not the valve, fittings, lines, etc. - it's...
• Re: 1.9 without expansion tank?????????
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:12:48 -0800
  Actually, the tank behind the license plate flap is correctly called a coolant recovery tank (or reservoir) as there is no pressure for expansion...
• 85 westfalia gas tank
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:14:55 -0800
  ...4) Lift the rear of the tank to its final position. 5) While supporting the rear of the tank, insert the gas tank supports...
• Re: Propane Tank Recertification???
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 10:21:47 -0800
  Portable propane tanks are DOT tanks and require recertification. The Westy one is an ASME tank which does not require recertification, at least not...
• Re: More on sears auto dept
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:10:53 EDT
  <<<The manager said they might have been willing to pay for a>cheaper aftermarket tank>>> You DID not have a cheaper aftermarket tank that...
• Coolant expansion tank refill?
  Historical mailing list - Groff, Montgomery
  Mon, 8 May 2000 09:08:34 -0600
  This morning I experienced the infamous 'blinking coolant light.' Inspection of the coolant level in the overflow tank and expansion tank explained the problem...
• Re: [TDI-conversion] plumbing an aux tank- parallel or series?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:07:14 -0800
  In my T3 I am running parallel, with an "RV" fuel switch between the two tanks. This spring when I make the aux tank...
• Re: Propane tank leak
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 5 May 1998 08:02:36 -0700
  The plate you are referring to is put there by the tank manufacturer. If you scrape away the layers of gunk (and if it...
• Re: 1985 1.9 Hesitation at higher RPM (kind of long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 21:27:56 -0600
  ...New Fuel Tank > 2. All new tank grommets, clamps, and hoses > 3. Had to by bass the Pass side expansion tank (because it was...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 28 Feb 2005 06:59:36 -0500
  Yes, you would have to turn the 40 gal tank upside down. Or rather, you would have to turn it so that you were...
• 2WD Passenger Side Saddle Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:10:25 -0400
  I didn't end up picking up a Saddle Tank in the SA group purchase: http://members.cruzio.com/~cikasper/sa/sa.html http...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:25:13 -0500
  Also Bus Depot and maybe others sell a kit so you can top off the van's tank from the portable tank in an...
• Re: advice on new propane tank
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:52:34 +0000
  ...canister shaking the tank as I expelled the propane, added another 4 oz. and the  tank works fine on the coleman.   garyWorthington Pro Grade...
• diesel coolant tank busted!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Ratliff
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:25:40 -0500
  HI VOLKS,,, I have bonded with my 82 diesel vanagon....BUT the coolant tank (plastic tank with the radiator cap has a leak!!!!) I...
• Re: Longer range gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:19:45 -0700
  ...Longer range gas tank? > With all this gas tank talk...is there a larger after market gas tank for > the Vanagon? Looking to increase...
• Re: Gas tank sealing?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:50:22 -0300
  Hook the tank up to your exhaust and allow the warm, oxygen free exhaust flow to evaporate and evacuate your gas tank. That's...
• Re: 2WD Passenger Side Saddle Tank
  Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 09:16:46 -0500
  What gauge steel are these tanks? On Wed, Aug 21, 2002 at 11:10:25AM -0400, 80 Westy Pokey wrote: > I didn't end...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:01:49 -0500
  The expansion tanks are for when a full tank of gas get hot.It expands.The tanks are located by the front wheels, in...
• Gray Water Tanks Anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 3 May 1999 22:16:15 EDT
  I'm considering whether to reorder the gray water tanks for Vanagons. I've just run out of stock, but have not had a...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:42:16 -0800
  A Vanagon does not have 3 gas tanks. It has a gas tank and two plastic fuel expansion tanks. On Mon, 30 Oct 2006...
• 91 gas tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Philip Jones
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 15:10:16 EDT
  Has anyone replaced a '91 stock gas tank with one from Bus Depot? My original tank has a larger diameter fuel supply outlet pipe...
• Gas Tank Alignment Questions. PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:07:31 -0800
  ...Pic of tank fill hole alignment at frame (72 Kb size image): http://tinyurl.com/2e3ev52 It should show how poorly the tank fill...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Tue, 13 May 2003 15:25:07 +0200
  > Or modifying the Syncro tank... and DON'T let anyone tell you you > can't cut & weld gas tanks! But the syncro tank is...
• Re: Whining Fuel Pump/gas tank anatomy 82 westy
  Historical mailing list - Kw
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 22:53:36 -0700
  Howdy all, In reference to the thread on gas tanks and fuel pump whining, about a year ago I elaborated on what I discovered...
• FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:44:03 -0600
  CAN THE TANK CROSSOVER PIPE ON TOP OF THE TANK BE CHANGED WITHOUT HAVING TO REMOVE THE TANK?
• Re: propane filling question ... do it at home?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:39:49 -0600
  Connect the two tanks with a safely made hose. (generally comes in two types, 1psi and 300psi) Open valves on both tanks Open overflow...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 2 Oct 2012 18:59:29 -0400
  Having just had a new BD propane installed, the new tank needs to be purged according to the directions that came w/ the tank...
• Re: Coolant leak(again)
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 09:26:47 -0500
  ...Replacing the tank solved the problem. At the same time I replaced the o-ring and the cap to the expansion tank. I purchased...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 11:25:01 -0300
  Around here, your tank would have to have been updated with a new valve to prevent overfilling and re-certified. Without that, a station...
• Re: 2WD Passenger Side Saddle Tank
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:18:25 -0400
  ...These tanks have 2 baffles in them. >> >> Regarding plumbing the tank: The outlet and the vent are at >> the rear of the tank (opposite...
• Re: propane filling question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 16 May 2005 15:13:59 -0600
  ...These gauges were in the > tank, > they are mechanical level gauges the same as we have in our fuel tank, the > tanks are not...
• Re: doughnut spare gas tank
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 29 Aug 94 23:25:57 CDT
  ...only trouble is that the new tank is higher than the old tank, so i think you'd have to let the new tank...
• Extra fueltank
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 5 May 2000 10:35:18 +1200
  ...The front tank should be enlargable, and I'll see whether some other tank (I have a Split tank stored away, might fit) can...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 06:36:13 -0700
  I have refurbed some tanks and replaced some very rusty tanks with new ones. What is the big deal with getting them filled? I...
• opinion on California Import Parts 86-90 Gas tank
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Mon, 22 Aug 2005 22:49:35 -0700
  Hi So I am leaking up a vent line & the tank is 10+ years, some surface rust not sure about inside the tank, so...
• Re: 3 gas tanks
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
  Tue, 31 Oct 2006 09:07:51 -0700
  The gaskets on my expansion tanks seem to be falling apart. Do we have a source on new ones? Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Marvelous! Mysterious! But what's wrong with my e...
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wyatt
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 11:27:12 -0700
  ...Wheel spray in the wheel well gets on top of the expansion tank, drains into expansion tank, into fuel lines, into gas tank. Check...
• Fwd: Gas tank leak-'TOP LEAK' may be "Y" fitting to expansion tanks
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 29 Jun 1997 19:04:20 -0500
  ...Check the notorious "Y" fittings on top of the gas tank. They connect the expansion tank(s), one on each side, to the gas...
• Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:45:52 -0700
  No, I don't think Mike's tank is bigger. It is very similar in size and mounting to the Westy tank. It may...
• Gas tank Questions
  Historical mailing list - Richard
  Sun, 26 Feb 95 18:21:04 EST
  ...I have a couple questions about gas tanks. 1. How big (capacity) are late model tanks? 2. How big are vanagon tanks? 3. What...
• Re: Propane Tank question
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Wed, 3 Oct 2012 00:49:20 +0000
  ...And that it obviously was not full. > > > > So ...and ideas what's going on ? > > A faulty tank somehow ? > > > > I would probably tank the tank...
• Re: Dual Fuel Tanks in a Syncro!?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 02:17:14 -0400
  In a message dated 97-10-20 12:58:20 EDT, malchik_2@hotmail.com writes: > Because I didn't install the extra tank...
• Re: propane tank
  Historical mailing list - Gary
  Mon, 22 May 2000 18:55:51 -0600
  ...Adam Puzerewski 81 westy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Actually I believe the Westy tank (and bar-b-que tanks) are like all automotive propane fuel tanks. If the...
• Re: Odor of gasoline inside cabin....
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:36:39 -0500
  ...Bad fuel tank vent fittings. On top of the tank there are a number (4?) plastic fittings that are responsible for connecting and collecting...
• Re: Propane tank restore or replace
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Oct 2015 17:46:31 -0400
  Once the tank is filed with any amount of "liquid" propane the pressure is dependent on temperature. On a hot day with road heat...
• Re: Fuel tank gauge sender
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 21 Nov 2000 18:58:39 -0500
  > Does anyone know the difference between the 1980 to Early 1987 fuel tank > gauge sender 251-919-051E and the Late 1987 to 1991...