Wow, after seeing that lack of quality control I will hang on to my good used stock tanks. I was looking at mine yesterday and thinking about trashing them. It looks like they brazed the tube in at the wrong angle and then bent it over to the right position, cracking it open. Mark
Richard A Jones wrote: > Last Saturday I asked if I had a defective gas tank: > http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/BadTank.jpg > > Within a couple of hours, I had 5-6+ replies, including > three with pictures--one of the exact same pickup tube > in the same brand aftermarket tank. That's the list! > > I emailed the picture to the BusDepot and by Monday > afternoon they were trying to get it straight. But they > looked in several of their tanks--both diameter fillers-- > and saw that they ALL were that way. Apparently, the > assembly line (in Taiwan?) got off-kilter and made a > bunch of bad tanks. > > Then the BusDepot called back and said they pulled all of > them out of the attic and found one (at least) that was > not defective, that it was packed up and ready to ship. > It came today: > http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/VW/GoodTank.jpg > > Thanks to all who answered me--and thanks to the BusDepot > for excellent service! > > Richard > > |
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