1966 Black water Tank Capacity

[slofoks]

Does anyone know what the capacity is for the original black water tank on a 1966 Overlander? The unit does not have a gray water tank. I believe the tank is the same for 1964 through 1966. Thx!

[68 TWind]

If I recall, my 67 Tradewind has a 16 or 18 gallon black tank(I replaced factory tank with an original type from Inland), I would doubt the 66 would have a larger capacity.

[dbj216]

Here is a photo of the black tank out of my 66 Trade Wind, one model size shorter than your Overlander. The tank is small, and woefully inadequate for solid waste. It was only about 3" deep. I embarked on a big project to replace it, as well as add the gray water tank, both of 27 gallon capacity.

David

[slofoks]

Thank you for your replies and help. I too want to replace the small tank with larger and add a grey water tank. That's another project to do when I "retire". Thx!

[dbj216]

Here is a photo of the two new tanks I hung under my old Trade Wind. It worked out pretty good. And here is a photo of the new bath I made to accommodate the new tanks. That works good too.

My "retiree" project may give you some ideas when the time comes.

David

[OTRA15]

Maybe use a 5-gallon water container [after verifying its exact holding capacity] and fill your empty black tank? This "full-scale model" method would be accurate, whereas every other concept/theory approach is just an educated guess.



Peter

[dbj216]

We called them "swags" at work.

Good idea on fill and measure the drain.

David

[nickclifford]

Originally Posted by dbj216

Here is a photo of the black tank out of my 66 Trade Wind, one model size shorter than your Overlander. The tank is small, and woefully inadequate for solid waste. It was only about 3" deep. I embarked on a big project to replace it, as well as add the gray water tank, both of 27 gallon capacity.

David

how did this project go? any pics ? tips would be great

[dbj216]

Greetings Nickclifford: You can find descriptions and photos of my 66 Trade Wind in my project thread found in the Knowledgebase toward the bottom of the Forums page. Then select Tradewind and 66 Trade Wind. I think you will find how I completed the bath redesign and installed the new black and grey tanks.

Here is a photo of the new tanks being drained.

David