early westfalia fresh water tank

[melmelody]

hi all , me again bothering you all with my problems.i have an early westfalia Aircooled pop top and while working on it on saturday it occurred to me that i don't have a key for the fresh water tank locking cap.as i bought the van from a scrappie there is no way of finding the old owner and i doubt if they would have a key even if i could. my question is does anyone have any idea if it is possible to get it open without damaging it? and are they still available? many thanks mel.

[jed the spread]

I drilled mine out then ordered another from Gunzel in germany.

jed

[jamesc76]

you can get new complete fillers on ebay, about £10

[simple]

I used a screwdriver on mine

[irishkeet]

always lifted the RnR bed and filled from the top of the tank

[eddie.eagles]

My tank is in the cupboard between the fridge and wardrobe. I generally fill it up from there rather than from the outside so I can see exactly how much is going in....

[The Bobdogs]

My tank is in the cupboard between the fridge and wardrobe. I generally fill it up from there rather than from the outside so I can see exactly how much SMIRNOFF is going in....

Fixed it for you mate...

[poshbuggers]

Anyone got a spare (early, under bench) Westy water tank or a photo so I know what I am looking for?

[eddie.eagles]

When you say early, how early? Mine is an 81 and the tank is in the cupboard as said earlier in the thread.

And thanks Andy,vodka on tap! I wonder how long it would last for for.........

[poshbuggers]

Its the early Joker 2 setup with full width bench.

I believe (but don't quote me) there are 2 variations on the tank, one for the Joker with 3/4 bed and one for the full width versions.

[Marvin]

I've got an early 2l Aircooled Joker 4, lift up the full width seat base its under there to the right. You'll see a screw top you can undo and fill from there.

HTH

Si