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Subject:Re: Long Range Gas Tank for Air Cooled Vanagon
From:Larry Hamm
Date:Thu, 19 Apr 2001 10:15:01 -0600

June Kinerson wrote:
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> Volks:
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> Has anyone installed a Syncro gas tank as an auxiliary tank on a 2w
> drive vanagon?  If so, any problems?  Think it could be done on an air
> cooled vanagon?

Dave,
Piece of cake. Get a nice Syncro donor van for parts. Drop the
engine/trans from your van. Install the Syncro tank, along with the new
filler inlet and hose. Then reinstall your drive train using the Syncro
engine mount bar, and use a 2" square piece of heavy wall tubing about
8" long to drop the trans mount down. This is done to put the
engine/trans in the lower Syncro position to clear the tank. Then just
plumb the fuel outlet from the new tank into the low pressure side of
the existing fuel system, rearrange any hoses/wires/exhaust system that
requires it due to the new position, and you're all set!
Larry

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