I need a coolant resivior for an 82 anyone have one?

dieselwesty · Post by **dieselwesty** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 7:57 pm

I have looked high and low with no luck andy leads would be great.
thanks

libbybapa · Post by **libbybapa** » Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:02 pm

Your best bet is converting to a WBX version. I've done it.

Andrew

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:01 pm

I too looked high and low to find one; many places tried to sell me an '83 tank, which is plentiful, evidentally.

I called places all over the country, including wrecking yards, to try to find mine. I did eventually find one; this was over a year ago. Because this place isn't likely to compete AT ALL with our site's sponsor, I'll mention it here.

wayout salvage, (479) 665-4126. It's in kingston, arkansas.

They sent me a damaged used one, but I was able to repair it. It wasn't cheap.

-Josh

Odds are good that they've not acquired another diesel vanagon in the time since I bought mine. In that case, your best bet is to search the internet like crazy for salvage yards, vw salvage yards, etc, and spend a day or two calling them all. That's how I found mine.

libbybapa · Post by **libbybapa** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 9:21 am

As I mentioned, I converted mine to a WBX tank. It took about 1/2 hour to convert and I would bet that my brand new WBX tank cost less than your broken used '82 tank. Also, it is readily available.

Andrew

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:17 pm

Oops, I thought you were suggesting an engine swap!

I'll search for any past posts you've made about the switcheroo.

-Josh