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Subject:Re: did I get a defective gas tank--followup
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:27:06 -0500

At 03:16 PM 2/20/2009, B Feddish wrote:
>batch? The reason I ask is if there are say 14 bad tanks and 1 good one in a
>batch I personally would not put that one in my van. It sounds like its 1
>speed bump away from becoming like the other 14.

Probably not in this case.  The bad guy had the tube brazed in about
30 degrees off-angle, then snapped at the braze when they tried to
bend it down.  It wasn't a marginal failure in any way -- though it
leads me to some cynical thoughts about the manufacturer.

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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation"