I have no experience with the winkler gas tank, but = it is imported from VW of South Africa, where this tank is used stock on the microbusses.
 
It was developed in the early 80s. Some official german T3s = (police, county service etc.) were equipped with it, but the tank is not shown in german = parts catalogues.
 
Raimund
 
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- =
Von: Christopher Michael Gronski =
An: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 3. August = 2000 21:00
Betreff: 22.5 Gallon Winkler = Gas Tank

Rookey mistake. I convinced myself that the source of my gasoline = smell was a bad gas line somewhere, the previous owner also suggested this = was the problem, so I went and ordered gas line kits to replace the lines... = without first checking things out.  So I was all ready to take the = plunge and re-do my gas lines but when I finally got
under there all the lines were fine. When I located the source of = my gas leak it was the tank itself (on top) and not the fuel lines. Anyone = want to buy some fuel line kits?
 
At minimum I have to re-line my tank, option two of course = is to get a new one and my thoughts are of course drawn to the 22.5 gallon = Winkler gas tank I saw on www.vanagain.com. For a photo check out http://www.vanagain.= com/images/gastank1.jpg. Has anyone had experiece with these?
 
Joel Walker pointed out that since my '80 is aircooled and air-heated. There is a really big tube that runs = from the rear heater boxes all the way up front, right over the top of the fuel = tank. I need this tube, or I'll freeze in cold weather. Since watercooled buses do not need the tube, the South = Africans did away with the gap where the tube went to gain the extra = capacity. I am actually pretty sure he's 100% on the mark with this, but I'm = hoping that an aircooled owner will tell me they've already done it and it works, = any takers?
 
Thanks,
Chris Gronski
Toronto, Ontario
'80 Westy "Pokey"