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Date:         Mon, 3 Jan 2011 17:39:26 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank
Comments: To: craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
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re Is it possible the early style tank is not meant to be used with the > WBX pipes. Or, were the long pipes on the diesel a smaller OD? > as far as I know, the coolant pipes, whether smaller diameter steel, or larger OD plastic .. don't affect how the fuel tank fits.

Though that is a very good thought and I do wonder if that's your problem somehow.

do you have the smaller OD metal pipes in there now ?

( btw...not all wbxr's have the larger plastic pipes... until mid-85 wbxr vanagons had the smaller OD steel pipes )

scott turbovans

----- Original Message ----- From: "craig cowan" <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:20 PM Subject: Re: 1985 Steel Coolant Pipes and "Air Cooled" 1981 Gas Tank

> Diesel pipes are different. > Diameter? I don't remember. But they are different than WBX pipes. > > -Craig > > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 6:19 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> This is re: my fuel tank filler hole not aligning properly with hole >> in frame. pic: http://tinyurl.com/2e3ev52 >> >> With P-side coolant pipe UN-clamped, tank loosely in place, pushing up >> on tank moves pipe up. Pipe clamped, I could feel tank up against it. >> I think the shoulder of valley on tank is pushing on the pipe keeping >> it from seating high enough. >> >> I am almost certain I have the pipes in the correct L/R position. >> Before I attempt to turn the steel pipe to reposition.... >> >> Is it possible the early style tank is not meant to be used with the >> WBX pipes. Or, were the long pipes on the diesel a smaller OD? >> >> I doubt this is the case, as VW changed to WBX in 83.5 and there were >> diesels during air cooled production, but given that this is a less >> common engine swap.... >> >> TIA, >> >> Neil. >> >> -- >> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" >> >> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >>


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