Gowesty gas tank vs others?

[kamzcab86]

[tdivan82]

[crazyvwvanman]

There was a 20+ gal VW RSA tank you could buy but they went NLA years ago.

I knew a few people with them in their Vanagons.
Ken at Vanagain sold them at one time.
Not exactly bolt-in but not too difficult.
The tank simply extended back farther than the original tank.


edit: here are some old threads about them

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?searc..._chars=200

Mark

[vanis13]

[tdivan82]

Its too bad these are all straight copies of the original design. Would be nice if someone made one that had a larger volume. 80 liters (21 gal) would be a worthwhile upgrade.
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'82 Westy TDI (ahu)
'96 Passat TDI

[vanis13]

[MFerioli]

well, I noticed that the filler neck hole area was also dented so I ended up returning it and getting a new one. New one arrived today and only one corner is bent, no dents at all! I also ended up getting it 10$ cheaper. $172 and change all in.

Maybe I'll have the van back together soon and focus on other issues. ha!
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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[MFerioli]

thanks for the link, I was going to look for some sealant like that.

Excellent work on that tank mod, you shouldn't have any issue with that setup.

I agree, all these companies know how to make the tank, it's more of whether they choose to do a good job or just don't care much. For some reason though, none of them seem to care about packing them well for shipping.
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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[Ninz306]

I bought a Cip 1 tank. Seems fine to me. I dont think theres a significant amount of engineering that goes into a gas tank. The point of failure seems to be in the aftermarket fuel level sensors and the rubber gromets that will eventually fail. I opted to weld bungs on a new gas tank and fabricated a ring with nut rivets for the fuel sending units. The wet spots are from soapy water after I pushed compressed air into the tank to detect leaks. Proud to say it hasn't leaked.

[DanHoug]

if you haven't installed the dented tank yet, i would apply Permatex Motoseal to the rubber grommets. in addition to sealing well and gasoline resistant, it also secures the grommets from accidentally being pushed in while wrassling the vent tubes.

https://www.permatex.com/products/gasketing/specia...ey-2-7-oz/
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60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.

'87 Westy & '89 Westy both 2.1 4spd

Past projects can be found at--
www.thefixitworkshop.com

[AndyBees]

The seals will be just fine!

Install it and move on!
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1983 Air-cool, 225k miles, 180k miles mine, seven trips to Alaska from 1986 thru 2003. 1975 Bay hopeful.

[skills@eurocarsplus]

fuck that

get a new tank. that won't ever work out well enough to use long term imho
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[zerotofifty]

[MFerioli]

well, I put the new grommets in there and they seem to seal nice and tight. I think I'll just roll with it as is. I don't think working out the dent will really make any difference in the seal as it sits now. Hopefully I can be putting this in soon.

The tank paint looks good and the steel feels plenty thick. So far, I don't see any obvious issues with this manufacturer. $182.90 to my door from shitty walmart. Plus some cash back through capital one shopping and capital one CC miles. I don't feel great about it, but it was the best deal I could find on a brand tank that I'd seen at other sellers and mentioned here.

Thanks for the thoughts.
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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[MFerioli]

return wouldn't be an issue. dent roulette all over again though.

I don't have slide hammer experience, maybe I can rent one and give it a try? I was thinking a tool used for paintless dent repair, something curved to get up in there and massage it could work.

I wish I just got the bent tabs. Ha!
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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[Abscate]

Pop them out with a slide hammer and some hardware. 10x faster than a return which will come ship damaged again,anyway.
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[vanis13]

if you got time for it to sort out - what's the replacement/return policy for your seller?
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[MFerioli]

Aside from the shipping dents, the tank looks good. Made in Taiwan.

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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[MFerioli]

I got the tank. I'm concerned about the location of these dents. I'm afraid the grommets won't seal well. I haven't dry fit anything yet though. Of course, my dents had to be in that spot. ugh

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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX

[MFerioli]

I ended up going with a spectra tank. I based that on not being able to determine if I am really getting meaningfully better quality from a more expensive tank that I would have to pay to ship. Plus, I got 15% back through capitol one.

If I had unlimited resources, then maybe I would support a smaller business and buy from a VW specific vendor. Which I do for most other van parts.

I'll post about the visible quality when I get it.
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1989 Westfalia full camper, 2WD, 4-speed, 2.1 WBX