

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