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Date:         Sun, 3 May 2015 10:25:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Adapt 1.9 Coolant Reservoir to 2.1 ?
In-Reply-To:  <5545380b.8c978c0a.70b1.2d87SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING@mx.google.com>
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Thanks for the image David.

In light of Dennis' comment, I chatted further with my parts guy looking for any user input he'd received on the older Meyle reservoirs. He was painfully aware of the failing units. He had been in touch with a rep. Who that rep worked for, I don't know. My parts guy sense is that the newer Meyle part uses better plastic than that used in the premature failing units.

Anyway, after all this, I've decided to use the later "improved" Meyle 2.1 WBX tank. We'll see.

Here's images of the OEM 1.9 WBX reservoir I was thinking of using:

https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/19OEMCoolantReservoir#

There's at least one available at VM Autohaus in Burnaby BC Canada.

Neil.

On 5/2/15, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > https://picasaweb.google.com/117189706757545167023/Vanagon1989PressureBottleStressCracking#5576291396462224082 > > Four years ago when I showed this photo people also mentioned chronic > cracking problems at the saddle between pressure cap and level sender.

-- Neil n

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