In a message dated 7/20/2=
001 12:03:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
old propane tank lost cause=
?
Ed, up here is salt heaven our prop=
ane tanks are all rusting away
ESPECIALLY beneath that dam data tag that they just had to weld on in th=
e
four corners. Every Westy that comes through my shop eventually ge=
ts that
tag removed and the rust cleaned up and repainted with GOOD quality rust=
preventative primer and paint. NO one here in Ontario is looking f=
or the
data tag when filling a tank on a Westy. No one in my travels thro=
ughout the
US and Canada has ever looked for the data tag. They are usually t=
oo
disgruntled to have to crawl under the van to fill the tank to be worrie=
d
about a data tag. Just for everyones information all new tanks fro=
m
Manchester tank have the data tag welded on solidly around all edges mak=
ing
it really part of the tank. WHY THE HELL DID THEY NOT JUST STAMP T=
HE DATA IN
THE TANK !!! More imbeciles ! Manchester tank should b=
e made to belly up
new tanks for all Westy owners with the rusty spot beneath the data tag.=
I
have quite a pile of them on the shop floor right now. All Westy p=
ropane
tanks up here in the salt belt are getting to the point of no return, so=
I
guess the pile on my floor will keep getting larger !
Cheers
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
BusFusion a =
VW Camper event in Almonte, June 7-10
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains
Member: Vanagon List, LiMBO, IWCCC & Capital City VW Club
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
STEBRO/Vanagon Stain=
less Steel Mufflers
Frank Condelli &a=
mp; Associates or http://frankcondelli.com