Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:09:52 -0400
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From: Craig Cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Aftermarket gas tank opinions wanted
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The aftermarket tanks fit well but are thinner and lower grade metal then the originals, but not by much. Their biggest drawback is terrible coating. Paint them when they're new and don't worry about them for a long time.
I like to scuff up the factory paint, degrease, and apply wurth rust guard, though por15 would work. I did a tank this way years ago and it was the only non rusty thing left on that bus when it was decommissioned.
-craig
> On Apr 30, 2014, at 10:06 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> I got the Van Café tank a couple of years ago, and it was excellent. Packing is important, the holes in the tank must be covered or cardboard can scrape off into the tank and cause serious problems.
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> It arrived in a big box with all the holes plugged, and the vent kit, grommets, new fuel sender, etc. arrived in a second box.
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> Get the 12 mm outflow version, it's better, and have them send you some hose if you have an earlier tank. I think they automatically included that with mine.
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> My tank was crushed due to high centering, probably when it rolled into a ditch, but that's another story.
>
> Just depends on how much you want to pay, and if you want cookies or 5% back in Go Bucks. I'm sure they are both high quality.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Mike South
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 6:05 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Aftermarket gas tank opinions wanted
>
> I'm looking at pulling my tank, it was in kind of rough shape anyway, and I had seen that tank a while ago. A night or two ago I thought I smelled gas up by the tank at the front of the van. It was hard to tell, but made me think maybe I should go ahead and do this now since it was semi-planned anyway.
>
> GoWesty folks have a glowing description of this one:
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> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=19589&category_id=87&category_parent_id=
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> Van Cafe has this--looks very similar, is this the same product?
>
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1178_1457/fuel-gas-tank.html
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> Also, if anyone knows of a higher capacity option, I would be interested in that as well
>
> Thanks,
>
> mike
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