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Porscheaddiction · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:21 am Post subject: coolant resovoir question

Does anyone know what other brands of car the plastic coolant overflow tank fits year and model? im trying to cross reference it.

its part # 028 121 405 A
Thanks Chris.
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

The coolant tank is unique to the 924, and does not fit any other car.

Someone/some people on the message board has/have written that they are usng the larger tank from a 944/924S on their car/s.

I have a brand new, genuine 924 coolant tank I can sell you for $25, plus shipping if you need one. I think the price of an original one from the aftermarket or a Porsche dealer is between $56-$80.

Porscheaddiction · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:03 am Post subject:

Ok thanksfor the offer I might take you up on it. ...Im curious tho why does this part have a VW part # on it and will also cross over to audi
thanks again
Chris
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CMXXXI · Joined: 05 Nov 2002 Posts: 1939 Location: Vicksburg, MS

Remember the history of the car. A whole lot of cars in the Porsche stable have VW and/or Audi components.
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Porscheaddiction · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:58 pm Post subject:

"Remember the history of the car. A whole lot of cars in the Porsche stable have VW and/or Audi components."

Exactly so does anyone know what VW or Audi used this same unit?
Chris.
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kaffine · Joined: 13 Jun 2003 Posts: 644 Location: Las Vegas

I belive it was the 79 VW bug

Just because it has an VW part number doesn't mean that they ever used it they might have just made it for Porsche.
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gohim · Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 4459 Location: Rialto, CA

Why would a 79 VW Bug with a aircooled engine have a coolant expansion tank?

5150 · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject:

was it not fitted to the LT35 van? I had a look on eurocarparts.com and they don't list the tank currently (if they did it would have had x-refs on to the other vehicles).. but i've driven an LT35 years ago, it had problems overheating but i can't recall exactly what the expansion tank looked like on it...
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garthfan · Joined: 28 Feb 2004 Posts: 226 Location: Manchester, NH

I belive it was the 79 VW bug

5150 · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 11:23 pm Post subject:

Showing my ignorance... someone explain the bug joke please? Have I just missed a plotline in there somewhere?
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

...bug is aircooled...

Porscheaddiction · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 1:23 am Post subject: