Date:         Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:45:52 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: LP tank level detection proposal, its Friday..
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No, I don't think Mike's tank is bigger. It is very similar in size and
mounting to the Westy tank. It may be the same except for the gauge. It
should be at my place this weekend when we change his 1.6D head gasket
and I will look it over more closely. A couple years ago when I was
buying new tanks Manchester sent me some engineering drawings to look at
to see which tank I wanted for my Westys. They did not know which of
their own product was used on thousands on VWs over a 10 year period.
One of the drawings was for a same size tank with a gauge fitted and the
fittings in different positions. I thought it might be for the Eurovan
but in any case I wanted an exact replacement so I didn't think much
about it. Maybe it was the ASI or Adventurewagen tank. I don't know what
I did with those drawings but the tank had the same dimensions as they
sent drawings of all of the tanks that they made with the same tank size
so I could match up the mounts and fitting with the Westy tank. They did
at one time make small tanks with the gauge and should be able to add
them to the Westy tank if the wanted to. They are not very consumer
oriented and the customer service people are friendly, but they steered
me wrong more than once.

Mark

S Sittservl wrote:
>
> >  Date:    04/21/2000 7:19:51 PM Central Daylight Time
> >  From:    mwsnow@HOME.COM (Michael Snow)
> >
> >  I know I have mentioned this before.  My 1983 ASI diesel camper has a
> >  propane tank from Manchester tank with a built-in level gauge......
> >
> >  Mike Snow
> >  Camp Pendleton, California
> >  1982 Westfalia 1.6TD
> >  1983 ASI 1.6D
>
> Mike -
>
> When I ordered a replacement tank for my Westfalia from
> Manchester Tank, I asked about getting one with a gauge.
> They said they don't put gauges in tanks that small, I guess
> because there's only so much space for bungs, and the space
> is pretty well used up by other fittings.  (Your tank is presumably
> a bigger model than the Westfalia uses.)
> .............
>                                                 -Steven Sittser