Actually, mine's an 83, but I bet it will be the same cap.

Jim

On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 4:39 PM, Jim Felder<jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Please mail it to the list, or at least to me as well. I bought one at
> a parts house recently, and I suspect it is not the exact part I need.
> The refill system is not working to keep the coolant tank full, and it
> was doing so before my old cap went bad.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 4:25 PM, mark drillock<mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>> I have bought several from VanCafe and they ship fast. They don't list
>> everything on their site that they actually carry. I think the the one I
>> get is meant as a radiator cap for a different VW of similar vintage.
>>
>> Other places have the same caps and even some on Ebay right now.
>>
>> I will P-mail more info.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> Alan Felder wrote:
>>>
>>> Ok, I've been surfing the net for several hours now for a replacement
>>> expansion tank cap (metal) for my 82 diesel westy. �None of the usual
>>> suspects seem to have them, nor the scads of other sources. �Anyone have a
>>> clue where these might be found? �They are NLA.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alan Felder
>>> Austin TX
>>> 82 Diesel Westy
>>>
>>
>