> I was thinking of all sorts of alternative ways to mount fuel cans... Ken
> is selling the fuel can holders for the rear of the Vanagon - I think this
> is a great idea, but I would never buy one as I would have to drill some
> holes in my van and it doesn't look very secure from someone wanting some
> free gas [hopefully this isn't the case and they can be secured].  The idea
> that I came up with is to install a "gate" on the [a] rear bumper.  This
> gate would hold the fuel can[s] in a way that the gate would have to be

More weight behind the rear axle does not improve handling on the Vanagon
Westy! A 15 gal saddle tank under the van between the sliding dor and
the passenger side frame rail almost perfectly balances the extra
drivers side weight in a Westy.

Diesel owners can quite easily make these themselves from specially
formulated epoxy -- See the Gudgeon bros boat building books. Don't
think there is a gas approved epoxy.

/Martin
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Computer Science Department             jag@cs.rochester.edu
Yale University

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