My Van Caf� tank fit perfectly and is good quality.  It was also packaged
properly with all the holes covered so no junk got into the tank.  No reason
to pay more.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Goubeaux
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 11:06 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Look what came out of the fuel tank

Yes, VanCafe does show a larger SA 80 L tank as well as a stock 16 Gal
replacement tank.

I'm going to go with a stock replacement model as I'm not up to doing any
mounting modifications at this point.

They told me (VanCafe) that their tank is made by "Klokkerholm"  ( Danish ?
) and that they are pleased with them.

GoWesty also has  a stock tank and they only said it was made in "Asia"
and that they've been using them for two years -theirs  is roughly $50 more
than the VanCafe one.

Can anyone comment on the quality of either of these tanks ?

-john

On 6/15/15 9:50 AM, Lloyd wrote:
> Van Cafe still has them listed on their web site !
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 7:55 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>>
>> 85 litre ('l' as in litre, not '1')
>>
>>
>>> On 15-Jun-2015, at 11:45, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>>>
>>> What is an "851 tank"?
>>>
>>> ---- Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote:
>>>> John,
>>>>
>>>> Sounds to me like a good opportunity to hang one of the 85l tanks ...
if they can still be found.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 14-Jun-2015, at 23:45, John Goubeaux wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks, Yes that's sound reasoning, eg if pieces are coming loose 
>>>>> on the inside it might be a sign of more to come ?
>>>>>
>>>>> I do usually error on the side of just replacing with a new part, 
>>>>> however I'm always keenly aware that what i might get for a new 
>>>>> part *could be worse than the original factory piece.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure when it comes to the after market fuel tanks what to 
>>>>> avoid though. Looks like several people have used this one:
>>>>> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1178_1457/fuel-gas-tank.html
>>>>>
>>>>> -john
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/14/2015 7:27 PM, mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
>>>>>> I am not a wonk, and I have replaced only one tank (actually had 
>>>>>> it replaced, but Darrell Cook who did my Vanagon work in Oklahoma 
>>>>>> used my assistance from time to time, and reflected it in his low 
>>>>>> prices (but excellent work)..  I do see some rust on that piece, 
>>>>>> not a bunch.  But it had to come loose for a reason.  I would not 
>>>>>> want a fuel tank that is falling apart inside on my vehicle.  
>>>>>> Just my thoughts.  mcneely
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ---- John Goubeaux <john@UCSB.EDU> wrote:
>>>>>>> I dropped my fuel tank to do the re-seal procedure, and while 
>>>>>>> the tank seems like it IS in good condition, NO rust or flaking 
>>>>>>> on the outside nor inside, NOR does the tank appear to leak, 
>>>>>>> other than the classic drip when topped off.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did hear something rattling around inside however. I ended up 
>>>>>>> removing what looks like a piece that might have been part of a 
>>>>>>> baffling system that came free ?  I'm not sure but it does NOT
appear to be critical.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So my question to all you wonks, that have seen and replaced 
>>>>>>> many a Fuel Tank, given what I've said about the tank's 
>>>>>>> condition: Is this loose piece that came out good enough reason to
replace the tank altogether ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here are a couple of pictures, of the tank and the piece that came
out.:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://medusa.education.ucsb.edu/~john/vanagon/
>>>>>>> <http://medusa.education.ucsb.edu/%7Ejohn/vanagon/vanagon-fuel-t
>>>>>>> ank.jpg>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -john
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> David McNeely
>>> --
>>> David McNeely