I found a tank from Speedway motors for 40 bucks and a buddy that owes me a
few favors weld in fittings and I made a mount in 10 minutes. Looks like it
will fit the bill

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Jun 8, 2014 6:17 PM, "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@gmail.com> wrote:

> Maybe you should join the Diesel Vanagon group:
> diesel-vanagon@yahoogroups.com
>
> -- Gnarlie
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Here are some detailed instructions for converting:
> > http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=297989  How long can
> you
> > expect a 32 year old used radiator to last?
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> > Of Frank Lee
> > Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2014 8:01 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: 82 Diesel Radiator - Rare - Needed
> >
> > Apparently, 1982 diesel 1.6 na has a unique radiator. Up to 81' is
> > different. 83' onward is different.   My 82' radiator has failed. My
> daily
> > drive is down 15 days so far...
> >
> > My shop says 82' diesel radiators air not out there from usual places.
>  We
> > have a good radiator shop here ready to refab' my tanks onto a new core.
> > BUT, looks like the suitable core is not out there, so far. No supplier
> has
> > found a radiator core yet.  "Back ordered" No further word.
> >
> > Can anyone here improve my chances of getting off the MTA buses and back
> in
> > my  Westy Bus??  Part Source? Proper part mod? Substitution that works?
> >
> > Frank
> > Yellow Sub
> >
>