Date:         Mon, 17 Jul 2006 07:48:30 -0700
Reply-To:     TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         TC <trclark@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: stripped oil drain thread
Comments: To: J Roth <rbluewesty@GMAIL.COM>
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> This was the best mod I ever did was to fix this darn problem. I waited
> for months being very, VERY afraid of ruining it - but it went very
> easily and leaks hardly at all (I think I may have gone a bit too far).
> My experience with an oversized plug and one, then 2, washers lasted
> only a few oil changes.
I'll just add a great mod i did was to to put in a fram SD-2 oil drain
never have to worry about striping that oil drain again untill the spring
loaded valve
fails but I bought 2 sd2 just for that day :)
1 small draw back the flange for the sd-2 fit almost too perfect into the
recess for the oil drain
so I had to dremel out the recess so that I can get a socket on the sd-2 but
now
its proud on the oil drain just the height of the brass dust cover just over
1/2"
so I am not concerned about it catching low ground ...
SD-2