"Way off" can mean many things. With that in mind...

If the diesel tank is the same design as early (large fill pipe) gas
tanks, I found that
the fill hole on the aftermarket tank I put in my '81 air cooled was
tough to line up to the hole in the frame. Or put another way, I had
to be really careful how I
assembled and lined up the filler pipe. Not saying it's the same make
of tank offered by
Bus Depot though.

Image of what I mean:

http://tinyurl.com/p96hbrv

The fill pipe was too close to front and bottom of frame hole.
Fuel starting leaking at the fill pipe grommet.
I managed to reposition the fill pipe so it sealed properly in the grommet
but it *just* fits and has been working fine.

Caveat: that was my first time at fuel tank resealing.

Neil.

On 6/6/15, John Dillon <johndillon@johndillon.com> wrote:
> so i ordered a gas tank for an 82 diesel from bus depot … my mechanic says
> its way off and he wants me to come see it ..anyone know of any issues with
> those?

-- 
Neil n

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