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Subject:Re: Expansion Tank 82 Diesel or 83-85 gas & Parts in Denver?
From:Neil Y
Date:Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:21:56 -0600

All taken care of...  Found a good parts supplier in Denver - wish I had
known about them before and I wouldn't have had to wait on the master
cylinder and caliper that I also replaced...

Ended up putting in an '86+ tank (I think) - a new one.  Mounted with
plumbers tape to the side of the battery box.  The adapter for the lower
hose made it too long to connect easily, so... another loop-like bit of
hose, making even more of a maze.  It works though, and that's what matters.

Probably taking off in a few days towards Canada....

-Neil

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Peter Kraiker <turbowesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Neil.
> I don't have a part to help out with, I am interested in hearing how you
> make out getting parts though... there aren't many of us diesel Vanagons out
> there.
>
> regards, Peter Kraiker
> turbowesty@gmail.com
> http://studiofstop.com
> '82 Westfalia 1.9TD 5spd
>
>
>
>
> On 2010-07-12, at 11:45 AM, Neil Y wrote:
>
>  I have done most of my Vanagon repairs in Detroit, and had some sources
>> there... but now I'm in Denver.  Anyone know of good parts sources in the
>> Denver area?  At the moment looking for an expansion tank for an 82
>> diesel,
>> though a 83-85 (gasser) expansion tank will probably have to do...
>>
>> One thing after another seems to be going wrong, so hoping to find a local
>> source for parts...  Checked the lists here and on other websites, but
>> haven't found a good source yet.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Neil
>> 82 Diesel Westy
>>
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