Date:         Fri, 20 Jul 2001 06:01:52 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: old propane tank lost cause?
Comments: cc: emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us
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In a message dated 7/20/2001 12:03:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:


> old propane tank lost cause?
> 
       Ed, up here is salt heaven our propane tanks are all rusting away 
ESPECIALLY beneath that dam data tag that they just had to weld on in the 
four corners.  Every Westy that comes through my shop eventually gets that 
tag removed and the rust cleaned up and repainted with GOOD quality rust 
preventative primer and paint.  NO one here in Ontario is looking for the 
data tag when filling a tank on a Westy.  No one in my travels throughout the 
US and Canada has ever looked for the data tag.  They are usually too 
disgruntled to have to crawl under the van to fill the tank to be worried 
about a data tag.  Just for everyones information all new tanks from 
Manchester tank have the data tag welded on solidly around all edges making 
it really part of the tank.  WHY THE HELL DID THEY NOT JUST STAMP THE DATA IN 
THE TANK !!!   More imbeciles !  Manchester tank should be made to belly up 
new tanks for all Westy owners with the rusty spot beneath the data tag.  I 
have quite a pile of them on the shop floor right now.  All Westy propane 
tanks up here in the salt belt are getting to the point of no return, so I 
guess the pile on my floor will keep getting larger !

Cheers 

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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