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potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 14:06
by volks_womble
My van is a 2 litre Aircooled petrol van.

up in the back corner of both front wheel arches is a tank, which looks for all the world like either a header tank, or a washer bottle:

Here is a picture of where I have moved the tank down to weld the metalwork back together on the passenger side:
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However, there does not seem to be a way of filling it, which rules out washer bottle, and this is an Aircooled van, which rather rules out a header tank..

so what are these tanks?

thanks
Mark

Re: potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 14:11
by R0B
Fuel tank expansion tanks.

Re: potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 16:02
by volks_womble
Grand, thanks Rob :)

I will will redouble my efforts to attempt not to puncture them with the grinder/welder.....

ta
Mark

Re: potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 16:07
by marlinowner
Good time to check condition of flexy pipes.

Re: potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 16:12
by what2do
Be careful with the 'spigots' that the flexis fit onto they will and do break easy.

Re: potentially dumb question... What are these?

Posted: 12 Mar 2015, 16:40
by volks_womble
Thanks for the tips chaps, I will indeed (carefully) renew the fuel pipes while I am there...

ta
Mark