On 8/6/08, J Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > > <i have some really nice 2wd vanagon gas tanks for sale.. not rusted, not > crushed. from '88-'91 vanagons..> > > I just pulled mine earlier this week, an '84, and it was in excellent > shape, no rust at all. It did get me thinking of something, though, over the > years I've seen the question asked as to why VW didn't redesign the fuel > tank when the Vanagon went water cooled, as the channel was no longer needed > for the heat tube. Well, mine has the optional gas heater, and that channel > is needed for the vent coming from the gas heater. Jeff
You must be "out of your Element" when you drive your Vanagon. Turning the AC off on your Hon-dehr won't save as much gas as not using your gas heater.=) Local dismantler here sells gas tanks. They save the gas coming out of the tanks these days -- for their own cars. Speaking of forklifts, I couldn't figure out for months why my 88 Doka would rapidly run out of gas after a quarter of a tank That was until I put the truck on a lift. The US Customs guys must have used a lift when they inspected this truck for contraband. You can see there forklift marks on the gas tank straps too. My apologies to those unknown mechanics who I thought dented my tank while working on the Doka. By the way, the Customs forklift inspection was not a routine mirror peek job. It was a full search after contraband was already found on the truck. No. it happened before I owned the truck.
BenT |
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