<< If you have an '81-82 Vanagon Diesel, this is great news. As you may know (or will inevitably discover sooner or later) , the coolant expansion tank used in your Vanagon (068 121 405B) was discontinued by VW over a year ago. This is a common failure item, and retrofitting a later style tank to fit involves replacing a bunch of hoses etc., at a rather high cost - leaving a lot of people hoping that their existing tank will hold together just a little longer with epoxy and duct tape.>> There must be a bumper crop of these early diesel expansion tanks. I bought two of them from two different Ebay vendors for $5.50 & $7.50 respectively. Of course those are auction prices. With shipping I got them for less than $20 each. BenT |
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