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Date:         Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:44:51 -0400
Reply-To:     "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Peter T. Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lost fresh water tank drain plug during trip. Temporary
              solution?
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <776196.98203.qm@web45309.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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You can use the back winshield cleaning fluid tank cover in an emergency. Same threads.

On 7/15/08, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca> wrote: > I'm in the middle of a trip, and I just found my water tank dry and > drain plug gone. I'm in Banff, and was going to head into the rockies > in a day or two. > > For a permanent solution I will order a real plug with the right thread. > > Question is: Is there some non-destructive solution I can use to have > water in the tank for the next week? > > I was thinking to wind electric or rubber tape around a wine cork until it > fits, and try to plug the drain pipe with that, but I'm afraid it might fall > out. > Another alternative is to find a boat drain plug to fit from the inside of > the tank. A marine store would have such things, but sadly Banff is nowhere > near the sea... > > Any better ideas? There are two grocery stores in Banff and a too many > souvenir stores. I didn't find a hardware store yet, though there might be > one. > > Thanks, > Martin > > > --- On Mon, 7/7/08, The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> wrote: > From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM> > Subject: Re: Drain plug > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Received: Monday, July 7, 2008, 10:26 AM > >> First, I have to respectfully and emphatically disagree with >> Mike Miller on using a hardware store supplied plastic water >> pipe cap on the Westy Fresh Water Tank Drain Pipe. 12 years >> ago I made this mistake that cost me dearly when I had try to >> find a another tank because the SAE sized cap and threads >> literally obliterated the drain pipe threads which are both metric. >> >> VW 253 070 285 - 34mm - >> Parts Fiche (ignore ETKA) says 80 thru 85, but I've >> encountered this size up thru early 88 models. >> VW 255 070 802 B - 35mm >> Parts Fiche (again ignore ETKA) says 86-91, but again, I've >> found this to be pretty spotty thru 88, but quite consistent >> on 89-91 tank pipes. >> >> Both are sadly obsolete by VW & Westfalia > > > I have suitable replacements. > > Early: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253067285 > > Late: http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=255070802B > > We list the break as sometime in 1987, which is more accurarte than '85. > There is no doubt that '86 used the early style. Still, like Jim, I have > found the break point to be "iffy." I have seen late '87 models > that took > the early cap, and at least one early '87 that took the late cap. It may be > that Westfalia was using whatever happened to be on the shelf in '87 and > it's not a clean break at all. The difference is so minor that it's > impossible to tell with the naked eye, making it a coin flip knowing which > to order if you have an '87. (One option is to order both and return the > 'wrong' one.) > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > > _____________________________________________ > Toll-Free for Orders by PART # : 1-866-BUS-DEPOT > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! > > http://www.flickr.com/gift/ >

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