It's hand made by elves in the Rocky Mountains!  That one was probably made
in the winter when it was 30 below and they were shivering.  Just lifting
the release lever on the cap will send either air or coolant into the
expansion tank, and that's enough for me to know what's going on.  I love
it, but it's not on my list in this lifetime.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Alistair Bell [mailto:albell@shaw.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2013 8:22 PM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Coolant reservoir bottle the 85 gl 2wd type

I see there is a coolant level sensor, but still, isn't it nice to see the
amount of coolant through the translucent plastic stock tank?

:)

I doubt that RMW is buying up Caribbean islands with the profit they make on
this tank. I like it but the welds could be neater :)

chers

alistair

On 2013-07-30, at 8:15 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> The OEM tanks are well made, but after 20 to 30 years you can expect
> failure.
>
> How rich are you?  That's a $250 showpiece tank, and as an installer
> who would really hate to lose a $10,000 Subaru engine conversion due
> to a coolant leak I understand why they make it. No doubt it's happened.