Vanagon Fuel Tank

To install the Rocky Mountain Westy stainless steel coolant pipes, first one must remove the Vanagon fuel tank.  This was a chore, but well documented elsewhere online and in the Bentley.  I had the fuel tank replaced on my previous '83 Westy and it was a costly job.  The tanks on these vans generally go at some point.   My '86 Westy's tank was in beautiful condition (e.g., California Van :), but still it did have some minor rust where it was scratched.  Given the amount of work to remove and redo a fuel tank, I chose to sand, seal, and protect it with truck bed liner.  I only want to do this once!  ONCE!  The project took literally all day.  No kidding!  The toughest part was de-greasing the tank to ensure the truck bed liner would stick and stay when applied.  Many times I looked back and thought "geeze... I could buy a new tank for $180 + shipping!"  I read online about aftermarket fuel tanks having quality control issues and decided to reuse, refurbish my OEM tank.  Glad I did!  It looks great.

De-greased and sanded

Fuel line venting

Finished product with truck bed liner rolled on

Truck bed liner looks sharp!  And, protected for a long time now!