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Subject:Re: replacing fuel tank - Using different filler neck
From:Jason Weisberger
Date:Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:42:37 -0700

Very happy with the replacement tank from GoWesty.

Fuel sender I had replaced at the same time went within 100mi tho so while I now have a full tank available to me, I still use the odo to tell me when to fill up.

Jason

On Jul 18, 2013, at 2:27 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> While it can be seen plain as day in the video, none of my references show
> a 70mm OD, 37mm ID grommet for the smaller filler pipe provided by
> Volkswagen.
> 
> 251 201 139  70x57.5 (1980 Only)
> 251 201 139 A  50x37 (86-91, some 84-85s depending on tank/filler
> installed) (Airhead/VWG makes this one)
> 251 201 139 B  70x50 (81-83, some 84-85s depending on tank/filler installed)
> 
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> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
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> 
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Anyone have a link to the grommet?
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> 
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Bryan Feddish <
>> uprightbassghost@hotmail.com
>>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I have the old wider exit on my tank as I have an 83.5. There is a
>> grommet
>>> you can get that enables you to add a narrower filler tube from a later
>>> model that has the "floaty ball" to your older tank.  I have a video at
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?**v=J4X99U2wS_U<
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4X99U2wS_U>and at about 4:20 you will see
>>> the grommet.
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Bryan
>>> 
>>

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