Hi Neil,
now that I think about it ...
perhaps an air-cooled vanagon tank is different slightly, than a
water-cooled vanagon tank.
perhaps they didn't quite anticipate main coolant pipes in very early
air-cooled vanagon production, regarding fuel tank fitment.

mark drillock ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank

> re
> Is it possible the early style tank is not meant to be used with the
>> WBX pipes. Or, were the long pipes on the diesel a smaller OD?
>>
> as far as I know, the coolant pipes, whether smaller diameter steel, or
> larger OD plastic ..
> don't affect how the fuel tank fits.
>
> Though that is a very good thought and I do wonder if that's your problem
> somehow.
>
> do you have the smaller OD metal pipes in there now ?
>
> ( btw...not all wbxr's have the larger plastic pipes...
> until mid-85 wbxr vanagons had the smaller OD steel pipes )
>
> scott
> turbovans
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:20 PM
> Subject: Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
>
>
>> Diesel pipes are different.
>> Diameter? I don't remember. But they are different than WBX pipes.
>>
>> -Craig
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:19 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> This is re: my fuel tank filler hole not aligning properly with hole
>>> in frame.  pic: http://tinyurl.com/2e3ev52
>>>
>>> With P-side coolant pipe UN-clamped, tank loosely in place, pushing up
>>> on tank moves pipe up. Pipe clamped, I could feel tank up against it.
>>> I think the shoulder of valley on tank is pushing on the pipe keeping
>>> it from seating high enough.
>>>
>>> I am almost certain I have the pipes in the correct L/R position.
>>> Before I attempt to turn the steel pipe to reposition....
>>>
>>> Is it possible the early style tank is not meant to be used with the
>>> WBX pipes. Or, were the long pipes on the diesel a smaller OD?
>>>
>>> I doubt this is the case, as VW changed to WBX in 83.5 and there were
>>> diesels during air cooled production, but given that this is a less
>>> common engine swap....
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>>
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>>