Date:         Thu, 17 May 2007 23:58:35 EDT
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      '80-'86 westy water tank drain cap is same thing as rear washer
              bottle cap..
Comments: To: franklinstower48@YAHOO.COM
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the '80-86 westy water tank drain cap is the exact cap as used on the vanagon
rear hatch washer bottle..  exact fit.
i have a whole coffecan full of these.  anyone want one??  FREE.. just please
pay for shipping..

as for the '87-'91 westys - they use a different water tank drain cap.. and
no i dont have any of them.

chris

In a message dated 5/17/07 2:48:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
franklinstower48@YAHOO.COM writes:


> ,
>   so I have read through the archives both here and on the Samba regarding
> the drain cap.
>
>   Replacement caps can be had through Terry K. and the Bus Depot.  But I
> hate the fact they both want to charge $25 plus for a plastic cap that probably
> costs 35 cents.
>
>   I still have not heard of a replcement option that is the correct thread
> pitch.  Even Delta Six does not have them, I have checked with them
> personally.
>
>   There has to be a cap somewhere on a common over the shelf product that
> fits....So any updates?  From what I have read, the pre '87 westy caps are
> different from the post '87 westy caps.  When I bought my Westy, it was through
> an inheritance and the executor had no idea where it could be...So I do not
> have an old cracked cap to repair or compare with.
>
>   Any new ideas or reports of success with a replacement that fits?
>
>




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