Date:         Fri, 1 May 2015 08:16:24 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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Hey neil, RMW has a sale price on the aluminum pressure tank, 74 bucks off.

It's a good looking thing. I can't see them making much money on each at the sale price. I know I couldn't make one for that price.

Alistair



> On Apr 30, 2015, at 8:06 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> The tanks I linked to were examples only to show nipple size difference.
> Sorry if that was misleading.
> It's my understanding that the tanks I have access to are NOS original tanks.
> Were the factory installed tanks of decent quality? It's my
> understanding that they are.
> This is why I'd bother doing this as opposed to a custom aluminum tank.
> 
> Are there specific markings that will ID if the NOS tanks are original
> OEM parts?
> 
> Neil.
> 
> 
> 
>> On 4/30/15, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Are you somehow giving credit or thinking this is a better tank being OEM?
>> Looking at the coloring and those marks on top it is probably the same
>> aftermarket stuff as that 2.1L tank. For what many vendors are selling them
>> for why not just get the correct one instead of adding another hose
>> adapter-connection failure point?
>> 
>> Dennis
> 
> 
> 
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