I have no experience with the winkler gas tank, but it is imported from VW of South Africa, where this tank is used stock on the microbusses.

It was developed in the early 80s. Some official german T3s (police, county service etc.) were equipped with it, but the tank is not shown in german parts catalogues.

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  -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- 
  Von: Christopher Michael Gronski 
  An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. August 2000 21:00
  Betreff: 22.5 Gallon Winkler Gas Tank

  Rookey mistake. I convinced myself that the source of my gasoline smell was a bad gas line somewhere, the previous owner also suggested this was the problem, so I went and ordered gas line kits to replace the lines... without first checking things out.  So I was all ready to take the plunge and re-do my gas lines but when I finally got 
  under there all the lines were fine. When I located the source of my gas leak it was the tank itself (on top) and not the fuel lines. Anyone want to buy some fuel line kits?

  At minimum I have to re-line my tank, option two of course is to get a new one and my thoughts are of course drawn to the 22.5 gallon Winkler gas tank I saw on www.vanagain.com. For a photo check out http://www.vanagain.com/images/gastank1.jpg. Has anyone had experiece with these?

  Joel Walker pointed out that since my '80 is aircooled and air-heated. There is a really big tube that runs from the rear heater boxes all the way up front, right over the top of the fuel tank. I need this tube, or I'll freeze in cold weather. Since watercooled buses do not need the tube, the South Africans did away with the gap where the tube went to gain the extra capacity. I am actually pretty sure he's 100% on the mark with this, but I'm hoping that an aircooled owner will tell me they've already done it and it works, any takers?

  Thanks,
  Chris Gronski
  Toronto, Ontario
  '80 Westy "Pokey"

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