It sounds as though you may be missing the heat shield that goes between the
cat/muffler and the engine compartment. That's what the coolant reservoir is
mounted onto.

Jake

PS If you need, I can shoot a couple of digital pix and send them. J

On 9/9/06, Marion Lathem <resiolute@copper.net> wrote:
>
> Craig,  That's what I don't understand... it looks to have a place for
> screws at the bottom of the bracket... there is nothing at all in my engine
> compartment it could sit on..?   I may have to build a shelf or something,
> to screw it to, and mount the other little tank as well..?
> There is just nothing at all there to mount the bracket to... and no
> bracket at all for the smaller tank.  The only bracket I got was the only
> one you sent me with the engine..?
>
> Going out to put the gas tank back up.... !
> Lyle Lathem
> 1985 Vanagon GL
>

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Jake
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