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expansion tank replacements



The bottle itself looks fine.  I figure I could put something snazzy like a
brushed aluminum canister in there if I'm gonna go to the effort of putting
a bracket on.  Another factor is I've had one of the plastic bottles fail in
the past.

thanks for the info about the bracket

On 6/15/07, Peter <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Yes, but why would you want it as an expansion tank?
>
> If it's round like the B3 reservoirs, the bracket actually screws on, but
> could be welded, or adapted to fit the older wedge brackets, like the
> washer
> bottle has.
>
> I welded a 16V Scirocco reservoir bracket on the driver's side strut tower
> of my '79 Scirocco, by using the factory spot welds, after drilling them
> out
> on the bracket.
>
> ...And like Joe said, a new bottle is a cheap way to clean up the engine
> bay.
>
> Peter
>