I am not aware of any change in fuel tanks over the generations of 2wds other than filler holes. I am aware that there were many coolant pipes, but almost any of them can be made to fit. Heck, I'm running 3 of 4 sections of pipe (all my pipes are cut in half) which are "left" pipes. And, they're from different years/models. (one piece is from a diesel). You can make anything work, and i'm unaware of any interference with the tank. I would assume your tank to be bent (or your frame rails?). Time for a hammer. -Craig
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 9:57 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > I learned it from personal experience with all those variations. > > There are only 2 outer diameters of pipe. > All the metal are the same, ~ 1 1/4" > All the plastic are the same, ~ 1 1/2" > > The 82 metal pipes are different at the engine end only, afaik. > > I don't know much about the early aircooled Vanagons. Since VW designed > the Vanagon for watercooled engines from the start I assume the tanks > are the same shape. Since diesels came out mid year in the 81 model > production surely they planned for it beforehand with things like the > fuel tank. > > Mark > > > > neil n wrote: > >> My goodness. Where do you find this info? ;) >> >> Ok. So maybe the 70mm fill hole opening tank was designed to work with >> the '82 diesel pipes and maybe they were a smaller OD. >> >> Neil. >> >> >> |
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