I'm having an authorized Volkswagen RV place do all the work. It took them 5
minutes to remove the tank.

I've gone back to the white color thanks to this group. Thank you all.

I am told by the authorized dealer repair service that Vanagon propane tanks
are a special category and are lifetime certified.

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Lee" <gary2a@telusplanet.net>
To: "vanagon post" <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>; <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:02 AM
Subject: : Propane tank color-- need to knw ASAP

> William wrote:
> I'd like to know if original equipment painted the tank the color of the
> vehicle or another color? My mechanic says go with black to not draw
> attention to it as some people steal propane for their heating, especially
> in poor areas.
>
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>
> William,
> All westfalia tanks were originally white in color.  White is a standard
> color for propane tanks.
> To remove propane from a "built in place" tank like the westfalia has, you
> would need a special "withdrawal" fitting.  You would only be able to
remove
> vapor, not liquid. The place you would remove propane from is the fill
port
> and it leads to the top of the tank.  The special "withdrawal" fitting has
a
> rod which pushes in to defeat the outer valve and the excess flow valve.
You
> could remove liquid if you turned your van upside down.....
>
> Gary Lee
> propane/gas 2.1 WBX
>  http://www.telusplanet.net/public/gary2a/rack/vanagonrack.htm
>