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Hi,
I have a crossover year 1985 van and need to identify which type of fuel tank I have. Is there any way of working it out with it still in situ? Any identifying marks other than the difficult to see main filler hole?
Thanks,
jon

Most early have a wider steel filler neck, lates have a smaller plastic neck.

Ian

thanks,
Is that the long/main filler pipe that comes down from the cap?

thats the one. early metal ones are much bigger than the later plastic filler necks so the inlet hole into the tank is suitable large or small

so just to check before ordering. If I have a plastic filler tube running from the filler cap to the tank, mine is the later, 48mm filler hole type.
thanks
Jon

to be sure drop the tank!

yes, if you have plastic filler you need the late tank.
they are the same apart from the filler hole.

that's the problem, I have nowhere to drop the tank and check , only a small window on the ramp to do the change when I am ready.

Jon Bisson GSY wrote:that's the problem, I have nowhere to drop the tank and check , only a small window on the ramp to do the change when I am ready.

Surely the neck is REALLY easy to check whether it's mekal or plastique

checked and its plastic, so later kind it is. Any good leads on where to buy from?

Brickwerks, do not get one from JK see various other threads about this on the forum
if you have europarts on the island they may have the good uns apparantly, don't know about anywhere else

does anyone know if the klokkerholm ones from heritage are any good?

Aidan has already told you where to get the tank from. It really IS that simple.

unless of course there is no stock and you need to get the van moving sooner.

going to wait for one from Simon